The Bryan Bears will venture away from home to square off against the South Sioux City Cardinals at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Bryan's offense might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against Lincoln Northeast on Friday. They were dealt a 42-0 defeat at the hands of the Rockets. The Bears haven't had much luck with the Rockets recently, as the team's come up short the last five times they've met.
Meanwhile, South Sioux City had to endure a four-game losing streak dating back to last season, but that streak is no more. They blew past Sioux City West 49-26 on Friday. Given the Cardinals' advantage in MaxPreps' football rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 93rd in Nebraska, while the Wolverines are ranked 240th in Iowa), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Tony Palmer was a one-man wrecking crew for South Sioux City as he rushed for 390 yards and seven touchdowns while picking up 13.9 yards per carry. The dominant performance gave him a new career- in rushing yards.
Bryan's loss dropped their record down to 1-1. As for South Sioux City, the victory also got them back to even at 1-1.
Bryan lost to South Sioux City on the road by a decisive 34-15 margin in their previous matchup back in September of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Palmer, who rushed for 237 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 14.8 yards per carry, and also picked up 55 receiving yards. Now that Bryan knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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