The Sidney Red Raiders will challenge the Holdrege Dusters at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Friday, Sidney beat Minden 20-7. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Red Raiders.
The critical scores for Sidney came from Owen Gillham, Landon Riddle, and Alek Doty.
Meanwhile, Holdrege took their contest at home on Friday with ease, bagging a 43-15 victory over Alliance. The game was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 34-8.
Joshua Janssen was a one-man wrecking crew for Holdrege as he picked up 159 receiving yards and two touchdowns. Janssen got the majority of those receiving yards when he pulled down a pass and took off for a gain of 90 yards.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Holdrege was moving up and down the field and finished the game with 419 total yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Alliance only gained 277.
Sidney's win bumped their record up to 2-0. As for Holdrege, their victory ended a five-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 2-0.
Sidney was able to grind out a solid win over Holdrege in their previous meeting back in August of 2023, winning 32-23. Does Sidney have another victory up their sleeve, or will Holdrege turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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