Bloomfield is 5-0 against Hartington-Newcastle since October of 2014, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Bloomfield Bees will be playing at home against the Hartington-Newcastle Wildcats at 7:00 p.m. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Friday, Bloomfield didn't have too much breathing room in their matchup against Niobrara/Verdigre, but they still walked away with a 20-16 victory.
The critical scores for Bloomfield came from Jake Schroeder and Brock Jeannoutot.
Meanwhile, Hartington-Newcastle blew past Boyd County, posting a 50-22 win at home. Considering the Wildcats have won six games by more than 19 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Cole Heimes was his usual excellent self, rushing for 255 yards and six touchdowns while picking up 7.5 yards per carry, and also throwing for 94 yards and a touchdown. Those 255 rushing yards gave him a new career-high.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Hartington-Newcastle was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 331 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Boyd County only rushed for 177.
Hartington-Newcastle didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Heimes and Cole Rosener.
Bloomfield now has a winning record of 4-3. As for Hartington-Newcastle, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 6-1.
Thursday's match might be decided in the on the ground. Bloomfield has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 232.6 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Hartington-Newcastle struggles in that department as they've been averaging 308.1. It's looking like Thursday's contest might have some serious battles in the trenches.
Everything came up roses for Bloomfield against Hartington-Newcastle when the teams last played back in November of 2019, as the team secured a 50-20 win. In that matchup, Bloomfield amassed a halftime lead of 28-6, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Thursday.
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