The Alma Cardinals will face off against the Plainview Pirates at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams are strolling into their matchups after big wins in their previous games.
Alma is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They really took it to Hi-Line [Eustis-Farnam/Elwood] for the full four quarters, racking up a 64-34 win. The team's explosion on offense also rewarded the Cardinals with their most commanding win of the season.
Zavier Mitchell
| 10/17/25 vs Hi-Line [Eustis-Farnam/Elwood] | 100 |
| 08/30/24 vs Ravenna | 79 |
| 08/29/25 @ Ravenna | 39 |
| 09/06/24 @ Pleasanton | 8 |
Alma's win on Friday was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Zavier Mitchell, who picked up 100 receiving yards and a pair of touchdowns, and also threw for nine yards and one TD. Those 100 receiving yards gave Mitchell a new career-high. Grady Faimon also helped with two scores in total.
Meanwhile, Plainview had already won four in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 43 points) and they went ahead and made it five on Thursday. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat the Eagles 78-8. The final result isn't all that surprising considering the Pirates' considerable advantage in MaxPreps' Nebraska football rankings (they are ranked 14th, while the Eagles are ranked 119th).
Plainview's win came from a few key players Alma will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Gage Walton, who rushed for 55 yards and three touchdowns on only five carries. He has been hot, having posted two or more rushing touchdowns the last five times he's played. Kobe Maertins was another key player, rushing for 65 yards and one TD.
Wins are hard to come by when you can't run the rock, something Plainview proved: they limited Lutheran-Northeast to a paltry 2.4 yards per carry. While three picked up at least four total tackles, Walton stood above the rest. He rushed for 55 yards and three scores on only five carries. Plainview didn't have any issues in that department, having averaged 13.1.
Plainview didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. It was truly a group effort as Braedon Kment, Colt Hoffman, and Kohen Lingenfelter picked up one apiece.
Plainview's record now sits at 7-1. As for Alma, the victory got them back to even at 4-4.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
