Football Preview: Oakland-Craig Knights vs. West Point-Beemer Cadets
The Oakland-Craig Knights will take on the West Point-Beemer Cadets at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Oakland-Craig is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 36.8 points per game this season.
West Point-Beemer is facing Oakland-Craig at the wrong time: Oakland-Craig suffered their first home loss of the season on Friday and they're likely out for redemption. They took a 28-23 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Trojans. It was the first time this season that the Knights let down their fans at home.
Oakland-Craig might have lost, but man, Sylas Nelson was a machine: he rushed for 103 yards and two touchdowns. The dominant performance gave Nelson a new career-high in rushing yards. Isaak Maxwell was another key player, picking up 85 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Meanwhile, West Point-Beemer came into Friday's contest having lost three straight, but that streak is now in the rearview. Everything went their way against Ponca on Friday as West Point-Beemer made off with a 30-6 victory. The Cadets might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won three matches by 22 points or more this season.
Oakland-Craig's loss ended an eight-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 5-3. As for West Point-Beemer, the win got them back to even at 4-4.
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