The Weeping Water Indians will square off against the Lourdes Central Catholic Knights at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Weeping Water comes in on five and Lourdes Central Catholic on three.
Weeping Water is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They blew past Cedar Bluffs 58-6 on the road on Friday. Considering the Indians have won three matchups by more than 49 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Luke Harms was his usual excellent self, rushing for 136 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 8.0 yards per carry. With that strong performance, he is now averaging an impressive 2.2 rushing touchdowns per game. Tucker Bickford was another key player, rushing for 117 yards and a touchdown on only ten carries.
Weeping Water wouldn't let Cedar Bluffs keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force three fumbles. It was truly a group effort as Brayden Bailey, Jeremiah Keene, and Caelen Wipf picked up one apiece. Keene is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made six or more in the last four games he's played dating back to last season.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Weeping Water was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 306 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 269 rushing yards in five consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Lourdes Central Catholic blew past Omaha Christian Academy, posting an 84-22 victory at home. That 62 point margin sets a new team best for the Knights this season.
Weeping Water's win bumped their record up to 5-0. As for Lourdes Central Catholic, they pushed their record up to 4-1 with the victory, which was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season.
Weeping Water was taken down by Lourdes Central Catholic 52-22 when the teams last played back in October of 2019. Can Weeping Water avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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