Bridgeport won the last time they faced Morrill, and things went their way on Friday too. The Bridgeport Bulldogs took their game at home with ease, bagging a 52-24 victory over the Morrill Lions. Given the Bulldogs' advantage in MaxPreps' Nebraska football rankings (they are ranked 40th, while the Lions are ranked 146th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Bridgeport to victory, but perhaps none more so than Nikolas Weibert, who threw for 175 yards and two touchdowns on only ten passes, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground. Another player making a difference was Landon Dean, who picked up 115 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Bridgeport wouldn't let Morrill keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force three fumbles. Bridgeport can thank Cole Katen and Logan Levick for forcing all of them.
The win (which was Bridgeport's fourth in a row) raised their record to 4-2. As for Morrill, they dropped their record down to 0-6 with the defeat, which was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season.
Bridgeport will venture away from home to take on Hemingford at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Hemingford's favor is that they have posted at least 31 points every time they've taken the field this season. As for Morrill, they will host Perkins County at 6:00 p.m. on Friday.
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