The Yutan Chieftains will take on the North Bend Central Tigers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The timing is sure in Yutan's favor as the squad sits on three straight wins at home while North Bend Central has been banged up by seven consecutive losses on the road dating back to last season.
Yutan is probably headed into the matchup with a chip on their shoulder considering Aquinas just ended the team's four-game winning streak on Friday. They took a 12-7 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Monarchs. Having soared to a lofty 34 points in the game before, the Chieftains couldn't push the score so high this time.
Meanwhile, North Bend Central scored the most points they've had all season on Friday, but it wasn't enough. They fell 35-24 to Archbishop Bergan.
Yutan's loss dropped their record down to 4-4. As for North Bend Central, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-8.
Yutan was able to grind out a solid victory over North Bend Central in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, winning 28-20. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was North Bend Central's Kyler Hellbusch, who threw for 243 yards and two touchdowns while completing 72.7% of his passes, and also rushed for 62 yards and a touchdown. Now that he won't be playing on Friday, will it be easier for Yutan to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
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