After flying high against Minden last Friday, Broken Bow came back down to earth. The Indians took a 34-20 bruising from the Central City Bison on Friday. The Indians have struggled against the Bison recently, as the game was their third consecutive lost matchup.
Aidan Markham
| 10/17/25 @ Central City | 170 |
| 10/10/25 @ Minden | 152 |
| 10/03/25 vs Holdrege | 108 |
| 09/26/25 @ Cozad | 97 |
| 09/05/25 @ Ogallala | 66 |
| + 3 more games |
Despite the loss, Broken Bow still got an impressive performance from Aidan Markham, who rushed for 170 yards and one touchdown. The Indians are 2-1 when Markham posts 100 or more rushing yards, but 1-4 otherwise.
Don't try to pin the team's loss on the defense: they kept the trenches locked down and allowed a mere 2.5 yards per carry. The team can thank Cash Watson for the heroic effort on defense: he. Broken Bow's run defense has been on the up-and-up: they allowed 4.94 yards per carry earlier this season, but they've only allowed seven on average over their last five games.
A big part of Central City's win came down to the chemistry between Parker Zikmund and his top target Wyatt Dent. Zikmund threw for 388 yards and four TDs while completing 82.6% of his passes while Dent picked up 258 receiving yards and three scores. Dent's longest reception was for an incredible 95 yards.
Broken Bow's record now sits at 3-5. As for Central City, the victory keeps them at an undefeated 8-0.
Coming up, Broken Bow will be playing at home against Gothenburg on Friday. The Swedes' defense has only allowed 9.2 points per game this season, so the Indians' offense will have their work cut out for them. As for Central City, they will head out on the road to challenge Aurora at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The Bison will need to watch out since the Huskies have now posted at least 31 points in their last five matchups.
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