Lincoln Lutheran is 2-7 against Bishop Neumann since August of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Warriors will look to defend their home field against the Cavaliers at 7:00 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Bishop Neumann will take on a team with plenty of momentum: Lincoln Lutheran extended their winning streak to three on Friday. The Warriors blew past Palmyra 34-10. That's two games straight that the Warriors have won by exactly 24 points.
Henry Prokop was his usual excellent self, throwing for 264 yards and five TDs while completing 80.8% of his passes, and also rushing for 86 yards on only ten carries. Lincoln Lutheran's leading receiver Trenton Ernst was Prokop's top target yet again, picking up 188 receiving yards and three scores.
Wins are hard to come by when you can't run the rock, something Lincoln Lutheran proved: they limited Palmyra to a paltry 2.6 yards per carry. The team can thank Kaiser Hannemann for the heroic effort on defense: he. Lincoln Lutheran's run defense has been on the up-and-up: they allowed 4.3 yards per carry earlier this season, but they've only allowed 6.27 on average over their last five games.
Meanwhile, after only seven points in their last game, Bishop Neumann made sure to put some points up on the board against Conestoga on Friday. The Cavaliers were the clear victors by a 35-14 margin over the Cougars. Given the Cavaliers' advantage in MaxPreps' Nebraska football rankings (they are ranked 34th, while the Cougars are ranked 114th) , the win wasn't entirely unexpected.
Lincoln Lutheran's win bumped their record up to 6-1. As for Bishop Neumann, their victory bumped their record up to an identical 6-1.
Lincoln Lutheran took a serious blow against Bishop Neumann in their previous matchup back in November of 2024, falling 49-7. Thankfully for the Warriors, Conor Booth (who rushed for 200 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 10.5 yards per carry) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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