The Nemaha Central Thunder will head out on the road to take on the Chanute Blue Comets at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Nemaha Central is looking to tack on another W to their five-game streak on the road dating back to last season.
While Nemaha Central's victory against Rossville wasn't quite the blowout they won the last time the pair played, they still came away the winners. Nemaha Central narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past Rossville 31-28.
Carter Hajek went supernova for Nemaha Central, rushing for 170 yards and three touchdowns, while also throwing for 39 yards and a touchdown. Hajek's rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his seventh straight game with at least 125 rushing yards dating back to last season.
Nemaha Central was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 202 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 192 rushing yards in nine consecutive games dating back to last season.
Nemaha Central's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. In fact, those interceptions all came courtesy of defensive juggernaut Hajek. Another thorn in Rossville's side was Abram Keim, who picked up 0.5 sacks and made 17 total tackles (1.0 for loss).
Meanwhile, Chanute put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They came out on top against McPherson by a score of 27-14.
Nemaha Central now has a winning record of 2-1. As for Chanute, their record is now 3-0.
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