The Oakland-Craig Knights will head out to face off against the Battle Creek Braves at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Oakland-Craig is looking to tack on another W to their six-game streak on the road dating back to last season.
Last Friday, Oakland-Craig didn't have too much trouble with Malcolm at home as they won 27-9.
It was another big night for Jaxen Jorgensen, who rushed for 132 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 7.8 yards per carry. With that strong performance, he is now averaging an impressive 104.5 rushing yards per game. Another player making a difference was Braylon Anderson, who threw for 219 yards and two touchdowns.
On the other side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Oakland-Craig's defense and their four sacks. Nolan Magnusson was especially locked on to Malcolm's QB and sacked him twice.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Battle Creek). They took their matchup at home on Friday with ease, bagging a 48-20 win over Archbishop Bergan. Given the Braves' advantage in MaxPreps' Nebraska football rankings (they are ranked 20th, while the Knights are ranked 99th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Battle Creek got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Aden Pochop out in front who rushed for 114 yards and two touchdowns, and also caught a touchdown. Pochop was no stranger to the big play, taking off on a dash that went for 62 yards. Wyatt Nierodzik was in the mix too, providing Battle Creek with two touchdowns.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Battle Creek was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 286 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 164 rushing yards in 14 consecutive matches dating back to last season.
Oakland-Craig's record now sits at 4-0. As for Battle Creek, their record now sits at 4-0.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Friday's contest: Oakland-Craig has been excellent in the air this season, having averaged 334.8 passing yards per game. It's a different story for Battle Creek, though, as they've been averaging only 66. How will they fare against such a dominant passing game?
Oakland-Craig skirted past Battle Creek 27-24 in their previous meeting back in September of 2017. Does Oakland-Craig have another victory up their sleeve, or will Battle Creek turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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