Two dominant signal callers in Gage Walton and Drey Puppe are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Plainview Pirates will take on the Laurel-Concord-Coleridge Bears at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Plainview will be strutting in after a victory while Laurel-Concord-Coleridge will be coming in after a loss.
On Friday, Plainview humbled Summerland [Clearwater/Ewing/Orchard] with a 41-7 victory. The final result isn't all that surprising considering the Pirates' considerable advantage in MaxPreps' Nebraska football rankings (they are ranked 17th, while the Bobcats are ranked 68th).
Plainview didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Kohen Lingenfelter and Wyatt Schroth.
Meanwhile, Laurel-Concord-Coleridge didn't have quite enough to beat Elkhorn Valley on Friday and fell 34-31.
The match pitted two dominant signal callers against one another in Puppe and Jarett Werner. Werner had a great game and threw for 203 yards and four touchdowns. Meanwhile, Puppe was balling out in the loss, rushing for 111 yards and a pair of scores.
The win made it two in a row for Plainview and bumps their season record up to 4-1. The victories came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered a grand total of 27 points in those games. As for Laurel-Concord-Coleridge, they now have a losing record of 2-3.
Friday's game might be decided on the ground. Plainview has been excellent on the ground this season, having averaged 190.4 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Laurel-Concord-Coleridge struggles in that department as they've been averaging an even more impressive 162.2 rushing yards. There's a good chance Friday's matchup turns into a tough fight on the ground.
Everything went Plainview's way against Laurel-Concord-Coleridge when the teams last played back in October of 2024, as Plainview made off with a 55-34 win. In that contest, the Pirates amassed a halftime lead of 34-0, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
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