The Heartland Huskies are taking a road trip to face off against the Mead Raiders at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have had a bumpy ride up to this point with nine consecutive losses dating back to last season for Heartland and eight for Mead dating back to last season.
Heartland is headed into the contest out to prove that what happened against East Butler on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Heartland was dealt a 62-24 loss at the hands of East Butler.
Despite the defeat, Heartland got top-tier performance from Carter Siebert, who rushed for 119 yards and a touchdown, and also picked up 101 receiving yards and a touchdown. Siebert showed off some serious burst, cutting through the defense on one rush that went for 60 yards. Luis Alvarez got in on the action as well, returning a kick for a touchdown.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 46 points the game before, Mead was a bit more limited in their matchup on Friday. They took a blow against Shelby-Rising City, falling 52-6. While losing is never fun, the Raiders can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Nebraska football rankings (they are ranked 113th, while the Huskies are ranked 16th).
Heartland's loss dropped their record down to 0-7. As for Mead, their defeat dropped their record down to an identical 0-7.
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