Chanute has won six straight games at home (dating back to last season), while Nemaha Central has won six straight on the road also dating back to last season, but those streaks won't matter much on Friday. The Chanute Blue Comets will welcome the Nemaha Central Thunder at 7:00 p.m. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Friday, Chanute was able to grind out a solid victory over McPherson, taking the game 27-14.
Meanwhile, Nemaha Central had just enough and edged Rossville out 31-28 on Friday.
Carter Hajek had an outrageously good game as he rushed for 170 yards and three touchdowns, and also threw for 39 yards and a touchdown. His rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his seventh straight game with at least 125 rushing yards dating back to last season.
Nemaha Central's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. In fact, those interceptions all came courtesy of defensive juggernaut Hajek. Abram Keim was another major factor on D, picking up 0.5 sacks and making 17 total tackles (1.0 for loss).
Nemaha Central was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 202 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 192 rushing yards in nine consecutive matchups dating back to last season.
Chanute's win bumped their record up to 3-0. As for Nemaha Central, they now have a winning record of 2-1.
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