The North Central Knights will venture away from home to challenge the Creighton Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. North Central is looking for their season's first win.
North Central is headed into the contest out to prove that what happened against St. Mary's on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. North Central was beaten by St. Mary's 66-20. While losing is never fun, the Knights can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Nebraska football rankings (they are ranked 132nd, while the Cardinals are ranked 44th).
Meanwhile, Creighton suffered their biggest defeat since September 29, 2023 on Friday. They were outmatched by Ainsworth on the road and fell 60-26. The matchup marked Creighton's lowest-scoring match so far this season.
North Central's loss dropped their record down to 0-7. As for Creighton, with the defeat, they broke their four-game winning streak and moved their record to 5-2.
North Central beat Creighton 20-12 when the teams last played back in October of 2019. The rematch might be a little tougher for North Central 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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