A win for Ralston just wasn't in the cards on Friday as the squad wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They were outmatched by the Gretna Dragons at home and fell 51-20. While losing is never fun, the Rams can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Nebraska football rankings (they are ranked 95th, while the Dragons are ranked 35th).
Ralston's loss came despite strong showings from Baer Blecha and Cade Stix. Blecha gained 96 total yards and a touchdown, while Stix threw for 178 yards and a touchdown. The dominant performance also gave Blecha a new career-high in rushing yards.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Gretna to victory, but perhaps none more so than Michael Knudsen, who threw for 270 yards and two touchdowns. A healthy portion of that aerial production (82 yards to be exact) went to Bryce Lakers, who also brought in a receiving touchdown.
This is the second loss in a row for Ralston and nudges their season record down to 3-5. As for Gretna, the victory (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 5-3.
Ralston is taking a road trip to take on Plattsmouth at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Gretna, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Gretna East at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Gretna is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 35.6 points per game this season.
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