The Guardian Angels Central Catholic Bluejays will head out on the road to take on the Pender Pendragons at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Guardian Angels Central Catholic comes in on six and Pender on four.
Guardian Angels Central Catholic is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They breezed by Wakefield on the road to the tune of 54-19 on Friday. Fans of the Bluejays have seen this all before: every one of the games they've played this season has ended in a blowout of 20+ points.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Guardian Angels Central Catholic was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 350 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 255 rushing yards in five consecutive games.
Meanwhile, everything went Pender's way against Homer on Friday as Pender made off with a 60-36 win. Given the Pendragons' advantage in MaxPreps' Nebraska football rankings (they are ranked 34th, while the Knights are ranked 101st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Owen Kneifl continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 179 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 7.8 yards per carry. With that strong performance, he is now averaging an impressive 2.2 rushing touchdowns per game. Another player making a difference was Trevor Trimble, who gained 131 total yards and four touchdowns.
Pender's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged four passes before it was all said and done. Alex Roth led the group effort, picking up two of those interceptions all by himself. The dominant performance also gave Trimble a new career-high in rushing yards.
Guardian Angels Central Catholic's victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 5-0. As for Pender, their win bumped their record up to 4-1.
Friday's match might be decided in the on the ground. Guardian Angels Central Catholic has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 298.4 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Pender struggles in that department as they've been averaging 237.6. It's looking like Friday's contest might have some serious battles in the trenches.
Guardian Angels Central Catholic came up short against Pender when the teams last played back in September of 2023, falling 38-26. Thankfully for Guardian Angels Central Catholic, Brody Krusemark (who rushed for 141 yards and four touchdowns on only 13 carries) 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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