The Scottsbluff Bearcats will venture away from home to challenge the York Dukes at 6:55 p.m. on Friday. Scottsbluff is coming into the game hot, having won their last four games.
Last Friday, even if it wasn't a dominant performance, Scottsbluff beat McCook 20-14. The 20-point effort marked the Bearcats' lowest-scoring match of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
Nate Kelley and Desmonde Smith were among the main playmakers for Scottsbluff as the former rushed for 122 yards on only 13 carries and the latter rushed for 122 yards. Kelley's longest rush was for an impressive 56 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total.
Scottsbluff was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 244 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 244 rushing yards in eight consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, York fell victim to Seward and their airtight defense on Friday. They came up short against the Bluejays, falling 26-0. While getting shut out isn't ideal, the Dukes haven't been shut out since back in September.
Scottsbluff's victory bumped their record up to 7-1. As for York, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 5-3.
Scottsbluff strolled past York when the teams last played back in October of 2023 by a score of 14-0. Will Scottsbluff repeat their success, or does York have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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