The Nokomis Redskins will head out on the road to take on the Cumberland Pirates at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have allowed few points on average, (Nokomis: 12.7, Cumberland: 10.9) so any points scored will be well earned.
Nokomis' usually-dominant defense will be looking to make up for Friday's struggle, when Sullivan-Okaw Valley/Bethany offense got past them. Nokomis fell 33-20 to Sullivan-Okaw Valley/Bethany on Friday. The defeat continues a trend for Nokomis in their matchups with Sullivan-Okaw Valley/Bethany: they've now lost three in a row.
The match pitted two dominant backs against one another in Nolan Herpstreith and Aian Fryman. Fryman had a great game and rushed for 301 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 13.7 yards per carry. Meanwhile, Herpstreith was balling out in the loss, rushing for 166 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 8.7 yards per carry.
Even if they lost, Nokomis' defensive line still kept up the pressure with five sacks. In that department, Hunter Arkebauer was the leader with two. He also set a new season high mark in total tackles with ten.
Even though they lost, Nokomis was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 292 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 189 rushing yards in seven consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, Cumberland humbled Tri-County [Kansas/Shiloh/Oakland] with a 42-8 victory. The Pirates might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won five contests by 20 points or more this season.
Nokomis' loss dropped their record down to 5-2. As for Cumberland, they pushed their record up to 6-2 with the win, which was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season.
Nokomis beat Cumberland 22-12 when the teams last played back in October of 2023. The rematch might be a little tougher for Nokomis since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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