Battle Creek is on a five-game streak of home wins (dating back to last season), while Aquinas is on a three-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Battle Creek Braves will host the Aquinas Monarchs at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Battle Creek is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They really took it to Ponca for the full four quarters, racking up a 51-20 win. With the Braves ahead 38-0 at the half, the match was all but over already.
Battle Creek got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Jaxon Mettler out in front who threw for 172 yards and two touchdowns on only eight passes, and also rushed for 32 yards. Conner Neuhalfen was another key player, picking up 94 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Battle Creek didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Gavin Korth and Neuhalfen.
Meanwhile, after only 12 points in their last contest, Aquinas made sure to put some points up on the board against Tekamah-Herman on Friday. Aquinas breezed by Tekamah-Herman to the tune of 54-7. That 47 point margin sets a new team best for the Monarchs this season.
Battle Creek's win bumped their record up to 7-2. As for Aquinas, their victory bumped their record up to 6-3.
Battle Creek strolled past Aquinas in their previous meeting back in September by a score of 28-13. Will Battle Creek repeat their success, or does Aquinas have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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