The Nickerson Panthers will square off against the Hesston Swathers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The teams are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Nickerson has struggled recently with 11 defeats in a row, while Hesston will arrive with three straight victories.
Nickerson's offense might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against Halstead on Friday. They took a blow against the Dragons, falling 38-0. While losing is never fun, the Panthers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Kansas football rankings (they are ranked 201st, while the Dragons are ranked 97th).
Meanwhile, Hesston didn't have too much trouble with Hillsboro at home on Friday as they won 27-12.
Nickerson's loss dropped their record down to 0-3. As for Hesston, they pushed their record up to 3-0 with the win, which was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season.
Everything went Nickerson's way against Hesston in their previous matchup back in September of 2017, as Nickerson made off with a 47-21 victory. Will Nickerson repeat their success, or does Hesston have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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