Football Game Preview: Wisner-Pilger Gators vs. Sandy Creek Cougars

The Wisner-Pilger Gators are taking a road trip to take on the Sandy Creek Cougars at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.

Wisner-Pilger is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Thursday. They walked away with a 38-28 victory over Hartington-Newcastle. The score was all tied up 14-14 at the break, but the Gators were the better team in the second half.

Meanwhile, Sandy Creek entered their tilt with Exeter-Milligan/Friend on Thursday with six consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with seven. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat the Bobcats 60-14. Given the Cougars' advantage in MaxPreps' Nebraska football rankings (they are ranked sixth, while the Bobcats are ranked 53rd) , the win wasn't entirely unexpected.

Sandy Creek found their leader in sophomore Kam Sealey, who rushed for 226 yards and five TDs on only 13 carries, and also threw for 70 yards and one touchdown. Sealey's longest rush was for an impressive 69 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total.

Wins are hard to come by when you can't run the rock, something Sandy Creek proved: they limited Exeter-Milligan/Friend to a paltry 2.9 yards per carry. The team can thank Alston Clark for the heroic effort on defense: he. Sandy Creek didn't have any issues in that department, having averaged 12.6.

Wisner-Pilger's win bumped their record up to 7-2. As for Sandy Creek, their victory bumped their record up to 8-1.