Seward and Crete are an even 4-4 against one another since September of 2014, but not for long. The Seward Bluejays will face off against the Crete Cardinals at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Seward is currently enjoying a perfect season and no doubt wants to keep things rolling.
Seward's defense heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They put the hurt on York with a sharp 26-0 victory. Given the Bluejays' advantage in MaxPreps' Nebraska football rankings (they are ranked tenth, while the Dukes are ranked 69th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
It was another big night for Tresten Hass, who threw for 161 yards and two touchdowns, and also rushed for 56 yards.
Seward didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Edison Knott and Kayson Salyer.
Meanwhile, Crete fell victim to Northwest and their airtight defense on Friday. They were beaten by the Vikings 42-0. The defeat continues a trend for the Cardinals in their matchups with the Vikings: they've now lost three in a row.
Seward's win was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 8-0. As for Crete, their loss dropped their record down to 1-7.
Seward strolled past Crete in their previous matchup back in September of 2021 by a score of 46-31. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Crete's Isaac Kracl, who rushed for 230 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 8.5 yards per carry, and also picked up 94 receiving yards. Now that he won't be playing on Friday, will it be easier for Seward to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
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