The Howells-Dodge Jaguars will venture away from home to challenge the Archangels Catholic Defenders at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Last Friday, Howells-Dodge was fully in charge, breezing past Osceola 50-6 on the road. Given the Jaguars' advantage in MaxPreps' Nebraska football rankings (they are ranked 15th, while the Bulldogs are ranked 75th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Hunter Luther was his usual excellent self, rushing for 160 yards and three touchdowns on only nine carries. He really tore up the turf during one magnificent 74-yard run. Oliver Belina was another key back, rushing for 49 yards and a touchdown.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Howells-Dodge was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 259 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 188 rushing yards in 19 consecutive matchups dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, Archangels Catholic put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They claimed a resounding 54-18 victory over Fullerton at home. The Defenders pushed the score to 46-18 by the end of the third, a deficit the Warriors had little chance of recovering from.
Howells-Dodge pushed their record up to 6-1 with the win, which was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Archangels Catholic, their record now sits at 7-0.
Howells-Dodge couldn't quite finish off Archangels Catholic when the teams last played back in September of 2023 and fell 32-30. Can Howells-Dodge avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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