The Pender Pendragons will venture away from home to challenge the Homer Knights at 7:00 a.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Pender has three straight wins, Homer has three straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Last Friday, Pender didn't have too much trouble with Tri County Northeast on the road as they won 31-12.
Owen Kneifl continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 154 yards and two touchdowns.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Pender was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 217 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 217 rushing yards in three consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, Homer had to suffer through a 47-6 loss at the hands of Guardian Angels Central Catholic. While losing is never fun, the Knights can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Nebraska football rankings (they are ranked 110th, while the Bluejays are ranked 34th).
Pender's victory bumped their record up to 3-1. As for Homer, their loss dropped their record down to 1-3.
Everything came up roses for Pender against Homer in their previous meeting back in October of 2021, as the team secured a 56-16 win. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Homer's Avery Overfelt, who rushed for 110 yards and two touchdowns, and also picked up 41 receiving yards. Now that he won't be playing on Friday, will it be easier for Pender to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
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