The Gibbon Buffaloes will square off against the Wood River Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Gibbon has given up an average of 44.8 points per game this season, but Friday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
Gibbon's offense might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against St. Cecilia on Friday. They had to suffer through a 55-0 loss at the hands of the Bluehawks. The Buffaloes have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Meanwhile, Wood River didn't have too much breathing room in their game against Fillmore Central on Friday, but they still walked away with a 25-20 win. The Eagles' offense checked out after the first half but had enough points banked to take the game anyway.
Gibbon better keep an eye on Madden Brabec. He was instrumental in Wood River's win, rushing for 292 yards and three TDs while picking up 15.4 yards per carry, and also throwing for 114 yards and one touchdown. Brabec's longest rush was for an incredible 70 yards.
Wood River's run defense was locked in: Fillmore Central could only muster 3.5 yards per carry. The team can thank Brabec for the heroic effort on defense: he. Wood River's run defense has been on the up-and-up: they allowed 3.13 yards per carry earlier this season, but they've only allowed 5.07 on average over their last five games.
Wood River's victory was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 5-1. Those home wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 29.1 points over those games. As for Gibbon, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-5.
Gibbon couldn't quite finish off Wood River when the teams last played back in October of 2024 and fell 21-19. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Brabec, who rushed for 117 yards and one score on only 11 carries, and also threw for 119 yards on 12 of 18 attempts. Now that the Buffaloes know the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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