The Gretna Dragons will venture away from home to square off against the Gretna East Griffins at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Gretna will aim to continue their three-game streak of scoring more points each contest than the last.
Gretna is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They blew past Ralston 63-28 on Friday. The Dragons might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won three games by 21 points or more this season.
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Michael Knudsen continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, throwing for 378 yards and four touchdowns while completing 81.8% of his passes, and also punching in a pair of scores on the ground. What's more, he posted two rushing touchdowns, the most he's had since back in October of 2024. Drew Boltz was in the mix too, providing Gretna with two TDs.
Wins are hard to come by when you can't run the rock, something Gretna proved: they limited Ralston to a paltry 2.7 yards per carry. While two picked up at least three total tackles, Bryce Lakers stood above the rest. He picked up 123 receiving yards and one touchdown. Gretna's run defense has been on the up-and-up: they allowed 4.46 yards per carry earlier this season, but they've only allowed 6.87 on average over their last five games.
Meanwhile, Gretna East faced Elkhorn North in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Thursday. The Griffins walked away with a 35-23 victory over the Wolves. The win was nothing new for the Griffins as they're now sitting on six straight.
Gretna better keep an eye on Connor Sams. He was instrumental in Gretna East's win, rushing for 252 yards and three scores while picking up 11.5 yards per carry. Sams' rushing production has been exceptional as that marked his seventh straight game with at least 107 rushing yards. Another player making a difference was Carson Hermann, who picked up 99 receiving yards and a pair of TDs.
Gretna's record now sits at 5-3. As for Gretna East, their record is now 7-1.
Gretna couldn't quite finish off Gretna East in their previous matchup back in October of 2024 and fell 23-20. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Sams, who rushed for 243 yards and a pair of touchdowns while picking up 9.0 yards per carry. Now that the Dragons know 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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