The Wahoo Warriors are taking a road trip to square off against the Aurora Huskies at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Aurora took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on Wahoo, who comes in off a win.
Wahoo is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Nebraska's top teams: Ashland-Greenwood, who was ranked eighth in their home state at the time (Wahoo was ranked fifth). Wahoo took down Ashland-Greenwood 28-14 on Friday. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Warriors.
Kip Brigham was nothing short of spectacular: he rushed for 199 yards and three touchdowns on only 11 carries. With that strong performance, he is now averaging an impressive 144 rushing yards per game. The team also got some help courtesy of Harrison Krueger, who picked up 79 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Meanwhile, Aurora ended up a good deal behind McCook on Friday and lost 33-14. The Huskies were down 33-7 at the end of the third quarter, which was just too much to recover from.
Wahoo's win was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 2-0. As for Aurora, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-2.
Wahoo took their victory against Aurora in their previous matchup back in September of 2019 by a conclusive 28-6. The rematch might be a little tougher for Wahoo 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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