The Herculaneum Black Cats will head out on the road to take on the Cuba Wildcats at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Herculaneum is looking for their season's first win.
It's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 47-7, which was the final score in Herculaneum's tilt against St. Vincent on Friday. While losing is never fun, the Black Cats can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Missouri football rankings (they are ranked 241st, while the Indians are ranked 44th).
Meanwhile, Cuba was beaten by Jefferson 41-14 on Friday. The loss continues a trend for the Wildcats in their matchups with the Blue Jays: they've now lost four in a row.
Even though the team lost, they still had their share of impressive performances. One of the best came from Ethan Noltkamper, who rushed for 69 yards and a touchdown on only seven carries. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards. Preston Heads also helped out with an impressive 101 receiving yards.
Herculaneum's defeat dropped their record down to 0-4. As for Cuba, their loss dropped their record down to 2-2.
Herculaneum came out on top in a nail-biter against Cuba when the teams last played back in August of 2019, sneaking past 16-14. The rematch might be a little tougher for Herculaneum since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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