The Oakland-Craig Knights will venture away from home to challenge the West Point-Beemer Cadets on Friday. The last seven games Oakland-Craig has played have been within three points, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.
Oakland-Craig played against Cedar Catholic on Friday and lost via forfeit.
West Point-Beemer's defense heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They blew past Ponca 35-0. The Cadets might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won three games by 20 points or more this season.
The critical scores for West Point-Beemer came from Peyton Penrose, Hunter Swanson, Gg Flores, Myles Nielsen, and Colby Anderson.
West Point-Beemer didn't let much get past them through the air: they limited Ponca to a completion percentage of just 29.4%. The Cadets have been improving in that area: they had allowed a completion percentage of 0.58 earlier this season, but they've only allowed one of 0.58 in their last three games.
West Point-Beemer didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. It was truly a group effort as Joshua Snodgrass, Anderson, and Henry Figueroa picked up one apiece.
West Point-Beemer's win ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 5-3. As for Oakland-Craig, their loss was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 0-7.
Oakland-Craig beat West Point-Beemer 35-22 in their previous matchup back in October of 2024. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was the Cadets' Conner Troyer, who threw for 200 yards and two touchdowns on only 15 passes, and also rushed for 34 yards. Now that he won't be playing on Friday, will it be easier for the Knights to walk away with another win? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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