The Lincoln Northwest Falcons are taking a road trip to challenge the York Dukes at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
It was a Battle of the Birds when Lincoln Northwest took on Seward on Friday. The Falcons fell 28-17 to the Bluejays. The Falcons haven't had much luck with the Bluejays recently, as the team has come up short the last three times they've met.
Although Lincoln Northwest took the loss, they still got scores from Kaiden Wood and Karsen Moore.
Meanwhile, York beat Crete 21-14 on Friday. The Dukes haven't had any issues with the Cardinals recently, as the game was their fifth consecutive win against them.
Lincoln Northwest better focus on containing Emmitt Dirks and Dax Peterson as the pair were huge in York's win. Dirks rushed for 78 yards, while Peterson picked up 40 receiving yards and one touchdown. Those 40 receiving yards gave Peterson a new career-high.
York was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 213 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 184 rushing yards in three consecutive games.
York didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. In fact, those interceptions all came courtesy of defensive juggernaut Max Erickson.
Lincoln Northwest's defeat dropped their record down to 1-4. As for York, they now have a winning record of 3-2.
Lincoln Northwest was dealt a bruising 43-14 loss at the hands of York in their previous meeting back in October of 2024. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of the Dukes' Troy Schmid, who threw for 238 yards and three TDs on only 17 passes, and also punched in one score on the ground. Now that the Falcons know the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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