The St. Paul Wildcats will venture away from home to take on the Cross County Cougars at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. St. Paul is no doubt hoping to put an end to a six-game streak of away losses dating back to last season.
It's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 49-13, which was the final score in St. Paul's tilt against Ord on Friday. The Wildcats were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 40-6.
St. Paul's defeat came about despite a quality game from Cody Kuszak, who rushed for 60 yards and two touchdowns.
Meanwhile, Cross County entered their matchup against Boone Central on Friday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. Cross County was beaten by Boone Central 42-6. While losing is never fun, the Cougars can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Nebraska football rankings (they are ranked 105th, while the Cardinals are ranked 29th).
The losing side was boosted by Tyion Francis, who rushed for 64 yards and a touchdown on only five carries. That's the most rushing yards he has posted since back in September of 2023.
St. Paul's loss dropped their record down to 0-5. As for Cross County, their defeat ended an eight-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 2-3.
Everything came up roses for St. Paul against Cross County when the teams last played back in September of 2017, as the squad secured a 61-6 win. In that match, St. Paul amassed a halftime lead of 48-0, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
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