Central City hasn't had much luck against Aurora recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Central City Bison will host the Aurora Huskies. Central City knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 31 points or more in their past eight games -- so hopefully Aurora likes a good challenge.
Last Friday, Central City strolled past Broken Bow with points to spare, taking the game 36-19. The 36-point effort marked the Bison's lowest-scoring matchup of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Central City to victory, but perhaps none more so than Corbin Kyes, who rushed for 172 yards and a touchdown while picking up 8.6 yards per carry. Kyes' rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his third straight game with at least 146 rushing yards dating back to last season. The team also got some help courtesy of Parker Zikmund, who threw for 206 yards and four touchdowns.
Central City wouldn't let Broken Bow keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Central City can thank Colter Lueders and Riley Lavene for forcing both of them. Lueders also set a new season high mark in total tackles with nine.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Aurora). They simply couldn't be stopped on Friday as they easily beat Milford 56-14 at home. The match was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 35-7.
Central City's win was their fifth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 7-1. As for Aurora, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a massive bump to their 3-5 record this season.
Central City ended up a good deal behind Aurora in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, losing 41-27. Will Central City have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other football content.
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