Two dominant backs in Isaiah Morgan and Michael Voichoskie are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Bryan Bears will be playing at home against the Columbus Discoverers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The teams are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Bryan has struggled recently with four losses in a row, while Columbus will arrive with three straight victories.
Bryan is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 46 points last Friday, they were much more limited against Millard North on Thursday. They had to suffer through a 63-6 loss at the hands of the Mustangs. While losing is never fun, the Bears can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Nebraska football rankings (they are ranked 125th, while the Mustangs are ranked 11th).
Bryan's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Morgan, who rushed for 95 yards and a touchdown, and Alarion Russell, who picked up 76 receiving yards.
Meanwhile, Columbus strolled past North Platte with points to spare on Friday, taking the game 38-21.
Will Wickham had a dynamite game for Columbus, throwing for 178 yards and two touchdowns while completing 75% of his passes, and also punching in a touchdown on the ground. The dominant performance also gave Wickham a new career-high in rushing yards. Carter Eisenmann helped Wickham out on the ground, rushing for 99 yards and a touchdown.
Columbus' defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of Luke Messersmith and Connor Kallweit. Kallweit also set a new season high mark in total tackles with nine. Columbus got some further help from Tyler Zwingman: he made 18 total tackles (3.0 for loss).
Bryan's loss dropped their record down to 1-4. As for Columbus, their win ended a five-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 3-2.
Friday's contest might be decided in the on the ground. Bryan has been excellent on the ground this season, having averaged 157.4 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Columbus struggles in that department as they've been averaging 167.4. It's looking like Friday's game might have some serious battles in the trenches. Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more football content.
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