Football Preview: Seward Seahawks vs. Nikiski Bulldogs
Seward and Nikiski are an even 5-5 against one another since October of 2019, but not for long. The Seward Seahawks will be playing in front of their home fans against the Nikiski Bulldogs at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Seward will be coming into the matchup with an undefeated record on the line.
Seward's defense heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They claimed a resounding 74-0 victory over Kodiak on the road. Fans of the Seahawks have seen this all before: every one of the games they've played this season has ended in a blowout of 20+ point.
Seward had a senior duo take command as Ronan Bickling rushed for 84 yards and two touchdowns and Noah Price rushed for 77 yards and two touchdowns on only five carries. Bickling got the majority of those rushing yards when he took off on a run and that went for an incredible 71 yards.
Seward's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged three passes before it was all said and done. It was truly a group effort as Lane Petersen, Hunter Kurtz, and Brett Gilmore picked up one apiece. The dominant performance gave him a new career- in total yards.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Seward was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 286 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 151 rushing yards in 11 consecutive games dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, Nikiski humbled Valdez with a 56-14 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Bulldogs.
Seward pushed their record up to 4-0 with that win, which was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Nikiski, they now have a winning record of 2-1.
Everything came up roses for Seward against Nikiski in their previous meeting back in August as the squad secured a 54-6 victory. Will Seward repeat their success, or does Nikiski have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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