The McCook Bison will take on the Scottsbluff Bearcats at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Friday, McCook narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past Ogallala 14-12.
Meanwhile, Scottsbluff had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 42 points) and they went ahead and made it three on Friday. They blew past the Tigers 41-6 on the road. The result was nothing new for the Bearcats, who have now won six matchups by 25 points or more so far this season.
Scottsbluff's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Desmonde Smith, who rushed for 204 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 8.5 yards per carry, and Nate Kelley, who rushed for 99 yards and two touchdowns. Smith's rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his fifth straight game with at least 101 rushing yards. The team also got some help courtesy of Braxton Burford, who picked up 92 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Scottsbluff was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 351 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 272 rushing yards in six consecutive matches.
McCook has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 5-2 record this season. As for Scottsbluff, their win was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 6-1.
McCook came up short against Scottsbluff in their previous meeting back in October of 2021, falling 21-14. Thankfully for McCook, Sebastien Boyle (who rushed for 250 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 9.6 yards per carry) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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