Weeping Water kicked off their season on the road on Friday and hit a couple of potholes. They took a 22-14 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Mead Raiders. The Indians were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Raiders apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in August of 2024.
Despite the loss, Weeping Water still got an impressive performance from Tucker Bickford, who rushed for 120 yards and a pair of touchdowns. Bickford also deserves a shoutout for his performance on D, making 11 total tackles and defending one pass.
While Weeping Water came up short, they sure didn't make it easy for Mead: they limited their QB to completion percentage of just 40.7%. That dominant aerial defense primarily came from four players: Bickford, Jace Mcgill, Kolby Nash, and Prestyn Roan, who each logged one passes deflected. Weeping Water hasn't an opponent to post a completion percentage of 0.18 or higher in four consecutive contests dating back to last season.
Weeping Water's defense didn't let Mason Reed., get away unscathed either: they got into the backfield for three sacks. Jeremiah Keene refused to say out of the backfield, picking up 1.5 sacks all by himself.
Reed looked great while leading his team to the win, throwing for 148 yards and two TDs, while also rushing for 33 yards and one score.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Weeping Water will venture away from home to take on Giltner at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Mead, they are packing up and heading out for their first away game of the season: they will face off against David City at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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