The Lincoln Southeast Knights will square off against the North Platte Bulldogs at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Lincoln Southeast is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They blew past Lincoln High 49-6 on the road on Friday. With that win, the Knights brought their scoring average up to 29.2 points per game.
It was another big night for Cash Buettenback, who rushed for 138 yards and three touchdowns on only nine carries. That's the most rushing yards he has posted since back in September of 2023.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for North Platte, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Friday. They claimed a resounding 63-0 victory over Benson at home. That looming 63-0 mark stands out as the most commanding margin for the Bulldogs yet this season.
Lincoln Southeast's win bumped their record up to 4-2. As for North Platte, the victory got them back to even at 3-3.
Lincoln Southeast didn't have too much breathing room in their match against North Platte in their previous meeting back in September of 2015, but they still walked away with a 21-17 win. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was North Platte's Cole Joneson, who threw for 256 yards on 19 of 29 attempts, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground. Now that he won't be playing on Friday, will it be easier for Lincoln Southeast to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
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