The Sacred Heart Irish will venture away from home to face off against the Cedar Bluffs Wildcats at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Sacred Heart has given up an average of 51.3 points per game this season, but Friday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
Sacred Heart is headed into the contest out to prove that what happened against Freeman on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. The Irish took a blow against the Falcons, falling 65-26. The Irish were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 51-18.
Toby Baxter
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Even if they lost, Sacred Heart's defensive line still kept up the pressure with four sacks. Toby Baxter was especially locked on to Freeman's QB and sacked him twice. Baxter has been hot recently, having posted at least one sack the last three times he's played.
Meanwhile, Cedar Bluffs was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They were outmatched by Elmwood-Murdock and fell 66-18. While losing is never fun, the Wildcats can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Nebraska football rankings (they are ranked 134th, while the Knights are ranked 24th).
Sacred Heart will have to keep a close watch on Trayven Kluthe and Izzak Varejcka, a pair of players who had a big impact on Cedar Bluffs' prior game. Kluthe rushed for 105 yards and a pair of scores, while Varejcka rushed for 101 yards and one touchdown. Cedar Bluffs is 2-1 when Varejcka posts 80 or more rushing yards, but 0-4 otherwise.
Sacred Heart's loss dropped their record down to 1-6. As for Cedar Bluffs, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-5.
Everything came up roses for Sacred Heart against Cedar Bluffs in their previous meeting back in October of 2024, as the team secured a 58-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Irish since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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