The Cedar Bluffs Wildcats will challenge the Weeping Water Indians at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Cedar Bluffs took a loss when they played away from home two weeks ago, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Friday. They came out on top against Omaha Christian Academy by a score of 30-22.
Meanwhile, Weeping Water put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They took down Sacred Heart 36-18.
Tucker Bickford continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 132 yards and two touchdowns on only 15 carries. His longest rush was for an impressive 61 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total. Owen Seger was another key player, rushing for 51 yards and a touchdown.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Weeping Water was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 319 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 269 rushing yards in four consecutive games.
On the defensive side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Weeping Water's defense and their four sacks. Leading the way was Gus Mcgill with 2.5.
Cedar Bluffs' win ended a five-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 2-2. As for Weeping Water, they pushed their record up to 4-0 with the victory, which was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season.
Cedar Bluffs was dealt a bruising 58-6 defeat at the hands of Weeping Water when the teams last played back in September of 2021. Thankfully for Cedar Bluffs, Sayler Rhodes (who rushed for 85 yards and two touchdowns) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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