The Arapahoe Warriors will take on the Dundy County-Stratton Tigers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Dundy County-Stratton is hoping to do what Southern Valley couldn't on Friday: put an end to Arapahoe's winning streak, which now stands at four games. Arapahoe blew past Southern Valley 67-6 on the road. Given the Warriors' advantage in MaxPreps' Nebraska football rankings (they are ranked 11th, while the Eagles are ranked 130th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Arapahoe got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Grayson Koller out in front who rushed for 139 yards and two touchdowns on only five carries, and also caught a touchdown. The dominant performance gave Koller a new career-high in rushing yards. William Cacy was another key back, rushing for 135 yards and three touchdowns on only seven carries.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Arapahoe was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 411 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 179 rushing yards in nine consecutive contests dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Dundy County-Stratton). They simply couldn't be stopped on Friday as they easily beat Hi-Line [Eustis-Farnam/Elwood] 50-7 at home. The Tigers' win was nothing new given the team hasn't lost yet this season.
Dundy County-Stratton's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. Ethan Latta picked up that interception and then proceeded to rub salt in the wound by taking it back the other way for a touchdown.
Arapahoe's victory bumped their record up to 4-0. As for Dundy County-Stratton, they pushed their record up to 4-0 with the win, which was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season.
Friday's game might be decided in the on the ground. Arapahoe has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 344.2 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Dundy County-Stratton struggles in that department as they've been averaging 154. It's looking like Friday's match might have some serious battles in the trenches.
Arapahoe was taken down by Dundy County-Stratton 44-8 in their previous meeting back in October of 2019. That matchup was all but decided by halftime, at which point Arapahoe was down 36-0.
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