The Skutt Catholic SkyHawks will head out on the road to square off against the Bennington Badgers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Skutt Catholic will be looking to extend their current six-game winning streak.
Skutt Catholic is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Nebraska's top teams: Elkhorn North, who was ranked 14th at the time (Skutt Catholic was ranked 13th). The SkyHawks came out on top against the Wolves by a score of 28-19 on Friday.
Skutt Catholic can attribute much of their success to Carter Hotz, who threw for 242 yards and a pair of TDs, and also rushed for 63 yards. Those 63 rushing yards gave Hotz a new career-high.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Bennington). They took their game on Thursday with ease, bagging a 49-7 victory over Elkhorn. The Badgers have beaten the Antlers the last seven times they've met, but they better watch out: this was the closest the Antlers has come to flipping the script.
Skutt Catholic better focus on containing Will Gutz and Ty Bouaphakeo as the pair were huge in Bennington's win. Gutz rushed for 142 yards and three scores on only 12 carries, while Bouaphakeo rushed for 77 yards and one touchdown. Gutz's longest rush was for an impressive 63 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total.
Bennington was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 259 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Elkhorn only rushed for 114.
Skutt Catholic's record is now 6-1. As for Bennington, their record now sits at an identical 6-1.
Skutt Catholic skirted past Bennington 29-26 when the teams last played back in November of 2024. Will the SkyHawks repeat their success, or do the Badgers have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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