Tekamah-Herman is 0-10 against Oakland-Craig since September of 2014 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Tekamah-Herman Tigers will be playing in front of their home fans against the Oakland-Craig Knights at 7:00 p.m.
Tekamah-Herman is headed into Friday's match looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their ninth straight game dating back to last season on Friday. They came up short against West Point-Beemer, falling 36-14.
Even though the team lost, they still had their share of impressive performances. One of the best came from Spencer Pagels, who rushed for 117 yards and a touchdown.
Meanwhile, you can't lose the game if you win every quarter, and that was precisely Oakland-Craig's strategy against North Bend Central on Friday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Oakland-Craig blew North Bend Central out of the water with a 65-21 final score. The matchup was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 44-13.
Braylon Anderson was nothing short of spectacular: he threw for 305 yards and six touchdowns while completing 83.3% of his passes, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground. Another player making a difference was Jaxen Jorgensen, who gained 149 total yards and three touchdowns.
Oakland-Craig's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of Anderson and Jeremiah Druckenmiller.
Tekamah-Herman's defeat dropped their record down to 0-2. As for Oakland-Craig, they pushed their record up to 2-0 with that victory, which was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season.
Tekamah-Herman took a serious blow against Oakland-Craig in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, falling 70-27. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Anderson, who threw for 367 yards and four touchdowns while completing 90.5% of his passes. Now that Tekamah-Herman knows 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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