The Gretna Dragons will take on the Gretna East Griffins at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Gretna's favor is that they have posted at least 31 points in their last four matches.
If Gretna beats Gretna East with 51 points on Friday, it's going to be the squad's new lucky number: they've won their past two games with that exact score. Gretna breezed by Ralston on the road to the tune of 51-20 on Friday. Considering the Dragons have won three matchups by more than 27 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Gretna got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Michael Knudsen out in front who threw for 270 yards and two touchdowns. A healthy portion of that aerial production (82 yards to be exact) went to Bryce Lakers, who also brought in a receiving touchdown.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Gretna was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 255 rushing yards. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 74.2 rushing yards per game earlier this season, but in their last three contests they've averaged 219.
Meanwhile, Gretna East unfortunately witnessed the end of their four-game winning streak on Friday. They took a 31-27 hit to the loss column at the hands of Elkhorn North. Despite 86 more yards than the , the Griffins couldn't convert that extra yardage to scores.
Despite the loss, Gretna East got top-tier performance from Carson Hermann, who picked up 104 receiving yards and three touchdowns.
Gretna's victory bumped their record up to 5-3. As for Gretna East, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-4.
The upcoming match will be a clash of competing strengths. Gretna has relied on air attacks this season and has averaged 309.5 passing yards per game. Gretna East, on the other hand, has relied on a stout run game: they average 179.9 rushing yards per game. So which strategy will prevail on Friday? There's only one way to find out.
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