Football Game Preview: Alma Cardinals vs. Hi-Line [Eustis-Farnam/Elwood]

By Team Reports Oct 15, 2024, 12:58am

Football Preview: Alma Cardinals vs. Hi-Line [Eustis-Farnam/Elwood]

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The Alma Cardinals will head out to challenge Hi-Line [Eustis-Farnam/Elwood] at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Alma is no doubt hoping to put an end to a four-game streak of away losses dating back to last season.

It was a proper cat-fight when Alma duked it out withDundy County-Stratton on Friday. Alma came up short against Dundy County-Stratton, falling 42-20. While losing is never fun, the Cardinals can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Nebraska football rankings (they are ranked 69th, while the Tigers are ranked eighth).

Meanwhile, a victory for Hi-Line [Eustis-Farnam/Elwood] just wasn't in the cards on Friday as the team wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They were outmatched by Arapahoe on the road and fell 51-12.

Although Hi-Line [Eustis-Farnam/Elwood] took the loss, they still got scores from Gage Rupp and Brody Diefenbaugh.

Alma's defeat dropped their record down to 1-6. As for Hi-Line [Eustis-Farnam/Elwood], their loss dropped their record down to an identical 1-6.

Alma might still be hurting after the 58-32 defeat they got from Hi-Line [Eustis-Farnam/Elwood] in their previous meeting back in October of 2023. Thankfully for Alma, Ryker Evans (who rushed for 158 yards and three touchdowns, and also threw for 85 yards and two touchdowns on only eight passes) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.

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