The Weeping Water Indians will face off against the Sacred Heart Irish at 2:00 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Weeping Water has three straight victories, Sacred Heart has five straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Last Friday, everything came up roses for Weeping Water on the road against Nebraska Lutheran as the team secured a 56-6 win. With the Indians ahead 34-6 at the half, the matchup was all but over already.
Weeping Water can attribute much of their success to Tucker Bickford, who rushed for 151 yards and three touchdowns on only 14 carries, and Luke Harms, who gained 124 total yards and three touchdowns. The dominant performance gave Bickford a new career-high in rushing yards.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Weeping Water was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 398 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 269 rushing yards in three consecutive matches.
Weeping Water wouldn't let Nebraska Lutheran keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Weeping Water can thank John Ridge and Harms for forcing both of them.
Meanwhile, it's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 48-14, which was the final score in Sacred Heart's tilt against Johnson County Central on Friday.
Weeping Water's victory bumped their record up to 3-0. As for Sacred Heart, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-3.
Weeping Water took a serious blow against Sacred Heart in their previous matchup back in September of 2017, falling 68-0. Will Weeping Water have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more football content.
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