The Lisbon Broncos will face off against the Northern Cass Jaguars at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Lisbon is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of North Dakota's top teams: Central Cass, who was ranked fourth in their home state at the time (Lisbon was ranked 16th). Lisbon lost 28-8 to Central Cass on Friday. That makes it the first time this season the Broncos have let down their home crowd.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Northern Cass, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Friday. They came out on top against Oakes by a score of 18-6 on Friday.
Northern Cass' win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Matthew Hoppe, who rushed for 176 yards, and also picked up 116 receiving yards and a touchdown. Hoppe torched the secondary when he pulled down a catch that went for 76 yards. Another signal caller making a difference was Hudson Rietschel, who threw for 177 yards and two touchdowns while completing 78.6% of his passes.
This is the second loss in a row for Lisbon and nudges their season record down to 2-2. As for Northern Cass, their victory bumped their record up to 3-1.
Lisbon strolled past Northern Cass in their previous matchup back in August of 2023 by a score of 38-19. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Hoppe, who rushed for 169 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 10.6 yards per carry, and also picked up 37 receiving yards. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Lisbon still be able to contain Hoppe? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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