The Pius X Thunderbolts are taking a road trip to square off against the Standing Bear Grizzlies at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
Pius X is headed into the match out to prove that what happened against Skutt Catholic on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Pius X was dealt a 55-14 loss at the hands of Skutt Catholic. While losing is never fun, the Thunderbolts can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Nebraska football rankings (they are ranked 57th, while the SkyHawks are ranked tenth).
Pius X's defeat came about despite a quality game from Kolbe Volkmer, who threw for 208 yards and two touchdowns while completing 71.4% of his passes, and also rushed for 48 yards.
Meanwhile, Standing Bear was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their seventh straight loss dating back to last season. They were beaten by Norris 56-0.
Pius X has been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 2-4 record this season. As for Standing Bear, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-6.
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