Weeping Water put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They enjoyed a cozy 36-18 victory over the Sacred Heart Irish. This was payback for the Indians, who suffered a 68-0 defeat the last time these two teams met.
Tucker Bickford continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 132 yards and two touchdowns on only 15 carries. His longest rush was for an impressive 61 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total. Another player making a difference was Owen Seger, who rushed for 51 yards and a touchdown.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Weeping Water was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 319 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 269 rushing yards in four consecutive matches.
On the defensive side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Weeping Water's defense and their four sacks. Gus Mcgill was especially locked on to Sacred Heart's QB and sacked him 2.5 times.
Weeping Water's win was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 4-0. As for Sacred Heart, they are on a six-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-4.
Weeping Water will venture away from home to challenge Cedar Bluffs at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Weeping Water's favor is that they have posted at least 31 points in their last three contests. As for Sacred Heart, they will host Humboldt-Table Rock-Steinauer at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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