After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Hartington-Newcastle, Niobrara/Verdigre was happy to have turned things around on Friday. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past the Boyd County Spartans 24-22. This was payback for the Cougars, who suffered a 54-8 loss the last time these two teams met.
The critical scores for Niobrara/Verdigre came from Coy Wickersham, Cash Wickersham, and Cash.
Despite the loss, Boyd County still got an impressive performance from Hudson Hoffman, who rushed for 139 yards and two touchdowns. Hoffman's rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his sixth straight game with at least 130 rushing yards dating back to last season.
Niobrara/Verdigre's win ended a five-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 2-3. As for Boyd County, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-2.
Niobrara/Verdigre will head out on the road to take on Crofton at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Crofton knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 31 points or more in their past three contests -- so hopefully Niobrara/Verdigre likes a good challenge. As for Boyd County, they will take on Bloomfield at 2:00 p.m. on Friday.
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