On Friday, Battle Creek faced Norfolk Catholic in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Battle Creek Braves fell to the Norfolk Catholic Knights 19-14. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Braves of the 24-19 loss they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in September of 2023.
Although Battle Creek took the loss, they still got scores from Jaxon Mettler and Wyatt Nierodzik.
Battle Creek's defeat dropped their record down to 6-2. As for Norfolk Catholic, the victory for them keeps them at an undefeated 8-0.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Battle Creek will face off against Ponca at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Battle Creek is facing Ponca at the right time seeing as Ponca is stuck on a seven-game losing streak. As for Norfolk Catholic, they and Cedar Catholic are set to duel on Friday. Norfolk Catholic is looking to tack on another W to their eight-game streak on the road dating back to last season.
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