The Oakland-Craig Knights are taking a road trip to take on the Battle Creek Braves at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Oakland-Craig is looking to tack on another W to their six-game streak on the road dating back to last season.
Last Friday, Oakland-Craig strolled past Malcolm with points to spare, taking the game 27-9.
It was another big night for Jaxen Jorgensen, who rushed for 132 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 7.8 yards per carry. With that strong performance, he is now averaging an impressive 104.5 rushing yards per game. The team also got some help courtesy of Braylon Anderson, who threw for 219 yards and two touchdowns.
Oakland-Craig's defense stepped up as well, laying out the QB four times. In that department, Nolan Magnusson was the leader with two sacks.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Battle Creek). They breezed by Archbishop Bergan at home to the tune of 48-20 on Friday. Given the Braves' advantage in MaxPreps' Nebraska football rankings (they are ranked 20th, while the Knights are ranked 99th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Battle Creek to victory, but perhaps none more so than Aden Pochop, who rushed for 114 yards and two touchdowns, and also caught a touchdown. Pochop showed off some serious burst, turning on the afterburners on one carry for 62 yards. Wyatt Nierodzik was in the mix as well, providing Battle Creek with two touchdowns.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Battle Creek was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 286 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 164 rushing yards in 14 consecutive matches dating back to last season.
Oakland-Craig's record is now 4-0. As for Battle Creek, their record is now 4-0.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Friday's matchup: Oakland-Craig has been excellent in the air this season, having averaged 334.8 passing yards per game. It's a different story for Battle Creek, though, as they've been averaging only 66. How will they fare against such a dominant passing game?
Oakland-Craig came out on top in a nail-biter against Battle Creek when the teams last played back in September of 2017, sneaking past 27-24. Does Oakland-Craig have another victory up their sleeve, or will Battle Creek turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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