Pawnee City and Sterling are an even 4-4 against one another since September of 2014, but not for long. The Pawnee City Indians will face off against the Sterling Jets at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Pawnee City has five straight wins, Sterling has three straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Pawnee City's defense heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They blew past Lewiston, posting a 61-0 victory at home. The contest marked the Indians' most dominant win of the season.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Pawnee City was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 297 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 157 rushing yards in eight consecutive matches dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, a victory for Sterling just wasn't in the cards on Friday as the team wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They came up short against Diller-Odell, falling 72-47.
Pawnee City pushed their record up to 5-0 with the win, which was their third straight at home. As for Sterling, they now have a losing record at 2-3.
Everything came up roses for Pawnee City against Sterling when the teams last played back in October of 2023, as the squad secured a 44-13 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Pawnee City 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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