The Gretna East Griffins will be staying on the road on Friday to face off against the Seward Bluejays at 7:00 p.m. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Gretna East is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They took their match with ease, bagging a 44-7 victory over Gering. The result was nothing new for the Griffins, who have now won five contests by 35 points or more so far this season.
Gretna East relied on the efforts of Carson Hermann, who picked up 88 receiving yards and two touchdowns, and Seth Kraegel, who picked up 136 receiving yards and a touchdown. Kraegel got the majority of those receiving yards when he pulled down a pass and took off for a gain of 88 yards.
Meanwhile, Seward put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They won a matchup that couldn't have been any closer, slipping by Pius X 21-20. Given the Bluejays' advantage in MaxPreps' Nebraska football rankings (they are ranked seventh, while the Thunderbolts are ranked 47th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
A big part of Seward's win came down to the chemistry between Tresten Hass and his top target Jack Vyhnalek. Hass threw for 189 yards and two touchdowns while Vyhnalek picked up 87 receiving yards and two touchdowns. Vyhnalek also put in work on the defensive side of the ball, forcing a fumble and making ten total tackles.
Gretna East's victory was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 6-4. As for Seward, their record now sits at 10-0.
Things could have been worse for Gretna East, but things could have been a whole lot better as they took a 41-24 loss to Seward in their previous matchup back in August. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Hass, who rushed for 67 yards and two touchdowns, and also threw for 248 yards and two touchdowns while completing 72.7% of his passes. Now that Gretna East knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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