The Weeping Water Indians will head out to square off against the Elmwood-Murdock Knights at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Weeping Water took a loss when they played away from home last Friday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Friday. They blew past Humboldt-Table Rock-Steinauer, posting a 52-11 victory at home. The Indians might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won four matchups by 41 points or more this season.
It was another big night for Tucker Bickford, who rushed for 161 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 8.5 yards per carry, and also threw for 96 yards and a touchdown while completing 81.8% of his passes. He showed off some serious burst, turning on the afterburners on one carry for 58 yards. Owen Seger was another key player, rushing for 85 yards and two touchdowns on only five carries.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Weeping Water was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 295 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Humboldt-Table Rock-Steinauer only rushed for 89.
Weeping Water didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. In fact, those interceptions all came courtesy of defensive juggernaut Kolby Nash.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Elmwood-Murdock). They took their match on the road on Friday with ease, bagging a 58-14 win over Cedar Bluffs. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Knights.
Weeping Water's victory was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 6-1. As for Elmwood-Murdock, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 4-3 record this season.
Weeping Water strolled past Elmwood-Murdock when the teams last played back in October of 2023 by a score of 20-6. The rematch might be a little tougher for Weeping Water since the team 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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