The Wakefield Trojans will challenge the Tri County Northeast Wolfpack at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Wakefield will come in still looking for their first win of the season.
Last Friday, Wakefield took a blow against Guardian Angels Central Catholic, falling 54-19. While losing is never fun, the Trojans can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Nebraska football rankings (they are ranked 127th, while the Bluejays are ranked 36th).
Meanwhile, Tri County Northeast lost to Wisner-Pilger at home by a 36-22 margin on Friday. The Wolfpack have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
The loss doesn't tell the whole story though, as several players had good games. One of the most active was Ben Jorgensen, who threw for 172 yards and two touchdowns, and also punched in a rushing score. A healthy portion of that aerial production (95 yards to be exact) went to Thatcher Lamp.
Wakefield's defeat dropped their record down to 0-5. As for Tri County Northeast, their loss dropped their record down to 1-4.
Wakefield came up short against Tri County Northeast in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, falling 52-41. Thankfully for Wakefield, Michael Dickens (who rushed for 239 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 12.0 yards per carry) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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