The Oakland-Craig Knights will head out on the road to square off against the Battle Creek Braves at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Oakland-Craig is looking to tack on another W to their six-game streak on the road dating back to last season.
Last Friday, Oakland-Craig didn't have too much trouble with Malcolm at home as they won 27-9.
Jaxen Jorgensen continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 132 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 7.8 yards per carry. With that strong performance, he is now averaging an impressive 104.5 rushing yards per game. Another player making a difference was Braylon Anderson, who threw for 219 yards and two touchdowns.
Oakland-Craig's defense stepped up as well, laying out the QB four times. Malcolm's QB won't forget Nolan Magnusson anytime soon given he sacked him twice.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Battle Creek). They breezed by Archbishop Bergan at home to the tune of 48-20 on Friday. Given the Braves' advantage in MaxPreps' Nebraska football rankings (they are ranked 20th, while the Knights are ranked 99th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Battle Creek's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Aden Pochop led the charge by rushing for 114 yards and two touchdowns, while also catching a touchdown. Pochop got the majority of those rushing yards when he took off on a run that went for an incredible 62 yards. Wyatt Nierodzik was in the mix as well, providing Battle Creek with two touchdowns.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Battle Creek was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 286 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 164 rushing yards in 14 consecutive matches dating back to last season.
Oakland-Craig's record now sits at 4-0. As for Battle Creek, their record is now 4-0.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Friday's contest: Oakland-Craig has been excellent in the air this season, having averaged 334.8 passing yards per game. It's a different story for Battle Creek, though, as they've been averaging only 66. How will they fare against such a dominant passing game?
Oakland-Craig skirted past Battle Creek 27-24 in their previous matchup back in September of 2017. Will Oakland-Craig repeat their success, or does Battle Creek have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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