The Bruning-Davenport/Shickley Eagles will take on the Nebraska Lutheran Knights at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Bruning-Davenport/Shickley will be coming into the matchup with an undefeated record on the line.
Bruning-Davenport/Shickley will head into Friday's game hoping to keep the good times rolling: they proved they can win big last Friday (they won by 40) but on Friday they proved they can win the close ones too. Their defense stepped up to hand Giltner a 2-0 shutout. The two-point effort marked the Eagles' lowest-scoring match of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
Meanwhile, a victory for Nebraska Lutheran just wasn't in the cards on Friday as the squad wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They were beaten by Deshler 73-34. The Knights have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Even though the team lost, they still had their share of impressive performances. One of the best came from Lukas Worster, who picked up 217 receiving yards and two touchdowns. He was no stranger to the big play, lighting up the secondary with a catch that went for 64 yards. The team also got some help courtesy of Weston Koontz, who threw for 193 yards and two touchdowns.
Bruning-Davenport/Shickley's win was their fourth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 7-0. As for Nebraska Lutheran, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-6.
Everything came up roses for Bruning-Davenport/Shickley against Nebraska Lutheran in their previous meeting back in October of 2022, as the team secured a 46-6 victory. In that contest, Bruning-Davenport/Shickley amassed a halftime lead of 38-0, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Thursday.
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