The Loomis Wolves will take on the Bertrand Vikings at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Loomis has six straight victories, Bertrand has three straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Last Thursday, everything went Loomis' way against Hitchcock County as Loomis made off with a 48-22 win. Fans of the Wolves have seen this all before: every one of the games they've played this season has ended in a blowout of 20+ points.
Jace Schukar was his usual excellent self, rushing for 292 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 8.8 yards per carry, and also catching a touchdown. His longest rush was for an incredible 72 yards.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Loomis was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 344 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 152 rushing yards in six consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, a victory for Bertrand just wasn't in the cards on Saturday as the team wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They were outmatched by Overton at home and fell 59-12. While losing is never fun, the Vikings can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Nebraska football rankings (they are ranked 87th, while the Eagles are ranked 14th).
Loomis pushed their record up to 6-0 with the win, which was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season. As for Bertrand, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-5.
Loomis strolled past Bertrand in their previous matchup back in October of 2023 by a score of 38-20. Does Loomis have another victory up their sleeve, or will Bertrand turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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