The Cozad Haymakers will head out on the road to take on the Holdrege Dusters at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Cozad is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 36.7 points per game this season.
Cozad will head into Friday's match out to bounce back: they came back down to earth on Friday after soaring to a 20-point game in their last game. They fell just short of Adams Central by a score of 29-26. The Haymakers' defeat signaled the end of their five-game winning streak.
Cozad might have lost, but man, Noah Shoemaker was a machine: he rushed for 143 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 7.2 yards per carry, and also threw for 186 yards on 18 of 28 attempts. Shoemaker was no stranger to the big play, taking off on a dash that went for 50 yards.
Meanwhile, Holdrege was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fifth straight loss. They were outmatched by Gothenburg on the road and fell 55-7.
Cozad's defeat dropped their record down to 5-2. As for Holdrege, their loss dropped their record down to 2-5.
Cozad beat Holdrege 19-7 when the teams last played back in October of 2023. The rematch might be a little tougher for Cozad since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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