The Millard North Mustangs are taking a road trip to challenge the Kearney Bearcats at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Millard North will be strutting in after a victory while Kearney will be coming in after a defeat.
Millard North's offense will try to repeat the strong performance it gave on Friday, when they got past Lincoln East's usually-dominant defense. The Mustangs blew past the Spartans 42-14. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Mustangs.
It was another big night for Isaiah Traylor, who rushed for 235 yards and two TDs while picking up 14.7 yards per carry, and also picked up 61 receiving yards and one score. He was no stranger to the big play, connecting on a big catch that went for 61 yards. Another player making a difference was Cameron Leggett, who threw for 107 yards and a pair of touchdowns.
Millard North's run defense was locked in: Lincoln East could only muster 2.5 yards per carry. The team can thank Araf Evans JR for the heroic effort on defense: he. Millard North's run defense has been on the up-and-up: they allowed 0.5 yards per carry earlier this season, but they've only allowed 5.23 on average over their last five games.
Millard North didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. In fact, those interceptions all came courtesy of defensive juggernaut Josiah Wardlow.
Meanwhile, Kearney played a tough matchup on Friday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They were dealt a 45-17 loss at the hands of Papillion-LaVista South. While losing is never fun, the Bearcats can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Nebraska football rankings (they are ranked 46th, while the Titans are ranked tenth).
Although Kearney took the loss, they still got scores from Levi Pofahl and Camden Miller.
This is the second loss in a row for Kearney and nudges their season record down to 3-3. As for Millard North, the win was their first at home , bumping their record up to 2-4.
Millard North couldn't quite finish off Kearney when the teams last played back in October of 2024 and fell 36-33. Can the Mustangs avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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