The Perkins County Plainsmen are taking a road trip to challenge the Sutherland Sailors on Thursday. Perkins County's defense has only allowed 16.5 points per game this season, so Sutherland's offense will have their work cut out for them.
Perkins County is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Nebraska's top teams: Bridgeport, who was ranked 22nd in their home state at the time (Perkins County was ranked 13th). Perkins County fell to Bridgeport 26-20. That makes it the first time this season the Plainsmen have let down their home crowd.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Sutherland). They simply couldn't be stopped on Friday as they easily beat Morrill 72-26 on the road. The high-scoring effort was just what the Sailors needed considering they were shutout in their previous contest.
Perkins County's loss dropped their record down to 2-2. As for Sutherland, the win snapped their losing streak at five games dating back to last season and leaves them with a 1-3 record.
Everything came up roses for Perkins County against Sutherland in their previous meeting back in September of 2023 as the squad secured a 46-16 victory. Does Perkins County have another victory up their sleeve, or will Sutherland turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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