Chanute has won six straight games at home (dating back to last season), while Nemaha Central has won six straight on the road also dating back to last season, but those streaks won't matter much on Friday. The Chanute Blue Comets will host the Nemaha Central Thunder at 7:00 p.m. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Friday, Chanute was able to grind out a solid victory over McPherson, taking the game 27-14.
Meanwhile, it was close, but on Friday Nemaha Central sidestepped Rossville for a 31-28 win.
Carter Hajek went supernova for Nemaha Central, rushing for 170 yards and three touchdowns, while also throwing for 39 yards and a touchdown. Hajek's rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his seventh straight game with at least 125 rushing yards dating back to last season.
Nemaha Central's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. In fact, those interceptions all came courtesy of defensive juggernaut Hajek. Nemaha Central got some further help from Abram Keim: he picked up 0.5 sacks and made 17 total tackles (1.0 for loss).
Nemaha Central was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 202 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 192 rushing yards in nine consecutive contests dating back to last season.
Chanute's victory bumped their record up to 3-0. As for Nemaha Central, they now have a winning record of 2-1.
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