Adams Central is 5-0 against Central City since October of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Adams Central Patriots will look to defend their home field against the Central City Bison. The two teams are strolling into their contests after big wins in their previous games.
Adams Central is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They blew past Holdrege 41-21 on Friday. The high-flying offensive performance was a huge turnaround for the Patriots considering their ten-point performance the matchup before.
Adams Central's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Jackson Sughroue, who rushed for 42 yards and a touchdown, and also threw for 224 yards on 14 of 23 attempts. The dominant performance gave Sughroue a new career-high in rushing yards. Briley Hughes was Sughroue's top target, picking up 63 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Adams Central's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of Sughroue and Dayton Svoboda.
Meanwhile, Central City never let their opponents score on Friday. They took their game on the road with ease, bagging a 55-0 victory over Nebraska City. That 55 point margin sets a new team best for the Bison this season.
Corbin Kyes continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 214 yards and three touchdowns on only ten carries. He really tore up the turf during one magnificent 76-yard run. Parker Zikmund was another key player, throwing for 131 yards and three touchdowns on only ten passes.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Central City was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 374 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
The win got Adams Central back to even at 2-2. As for Central City, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 3-1.
Adams Central skirted past Central City 17-14 in their previous meeting back in September of 2023. Does Adams Central have another victory up their sleeve, or will Central City turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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