The St. Mary's Cardinals will face off against the North Central Knights at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. St. Mary's knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 31 points or more in their past six matches -- so hopefully North Central likes a good challenge.
Having struggled with three defeats in a row, St. Mary's finally turned things around against Elgin/Pope John on Friday. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat the Wolfpack 68-28 on the road.
Gage Hedstrom continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 140 yards and three touchdowns on only 13 carries, while also throwing for 136 yards and three touchdowns on only eight passes. His rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his fourth straight game with at least 119 rushing yards dating back to last season. Another player making a difference was Ben Barlow, who picked up 110 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Meanwhile, North Central was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their 14th straight loss dating back to last season. They took a blow against Ainsworth, falling 70-30. 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 134th, while the Bulldogs are ranked 42nd).
The win got St. Mary's back to even at 3-3. As for North Central, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-6.
St. Mary's took a serious blow against North Central when the teams last played back in October of 2017, falling 60-14. That contest was all but decided by halftime, at which point St. Mary's was down 34-6.
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