The Buena Vista Bison will head out on the road to take on the Lincoln Northeast Rockets at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Buena Vista's offense hasn't had much luck over their past six contests, but Thursday's matchup will give them a chance to turn things around.
Buena Vista's offense might be in the hot seat on Thursday considering what happened against Omaha North on Friday. They were outmatched by the Vikings and fell 60-0. While losing is never fun, the Bison can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Nebraska football rankings (they are ranked 127th, while the Vikings are ranked 26th).
Meanwhile, it was a classic North v. South duel when Lincoln Northeast challenged Lincoln Southwest on Thursday. The Rockets lost 35-13 to the Silver Hawks. The Rockets haven't had much luck with the Silver Hawks recently, as the team has come up short the last three times they've met.
Buena Vista will need to focus on slowing down Julian McDonald, one of several Lincoln Northeast players who made an impact when they last played. He picked up 99 receiving yards and one score. McDonald got the majority of those receiving yards when he pulled down a pass and took off for a gain of 89 yards.
Buena Vista's loss dropped their record down to 1-5. As for Lincoln Northeast, they suffered their first road defeat, dropping their record down to 4-2.
Buena Vista was taken down by Lincoln Northeast 54-6 in their previous matchup back in October of 2024. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of the Rockets' Zayne Scully, who rushed for 109 yards and one touchdown on only eight carries, and also threw for 45 yards and one TD on perfect 6-for-6 passing. Now that the Bison know the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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