The Bridgeport Bulldogs are taking a road trip to challenge the Kimball Longhorns at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Bridgeport will be strutting in after a win while Kimball will be coming in after a defeat.
Bridgeport is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Nebraska's top teams: Perkins County, who was ranked 13th in their home state at the time (Bridgeport was ranked 22nd). Bridgeport secured a 26-20 W over Perkins County on Friday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Bulldogs.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Bridgeport to victory, but perhaps none more so than Nikolas Weibert, who threw for 174 yards and three touchdowns, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground. Landon Dean was in the mix too, providing Bridgeport with two touchdowns.
Bridgeport's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged four passes before it was all said and done. Weibert led the group effort, picking up two of those interceptions all by himself. Logan Levick also set a new season high mark in rushing yards with 86.
Meanwhile, Kimball had to suffer through a 68-20 loss at the hands of Hemingford. The Longhorns haven't had much luck with the Bobcats recently, as the team's come up short the last six times they've met.
The victory got Bridgeport back to even at 2-2. As for Kimball, their loss dropped their record down to 1-3.
Everything came up roses for Bridgeport against Kimball when the teams last played back in September of 2023 as the team secured a 68-17 win. In that contest, Bridgeport amassed a halftime lead of 60-3, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
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