The Alma Cardinals will take on the Southern Valley Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both have had a bumpy ride up to this point with five consecutive losses dating back to last season for Alma and nine for Southern Valley dating back to last season.
Alma's offense might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against St. Patrick's on Friday. They were just a hair shy of victory and fell 1-0 to the Irish. While losing is never fun, the Cardinals can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Nebraska football rankings (they are ranked 83rd, while the Irish are ranked eighth).
Meanwhile, Southern Valley took a blow against Arapahoe on Friday, falling 67-6.
Southern Valley's defeat came about despite a quality game from Sam Bantam, who rushed for 93 yards, and also caught a touchdown.
Alma's loss dropped their record down to 0-4. As for Southern Valley, their defeat dropped their record down to an identical 0-4.
Everything came up roses for Alma against Southern Valley in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, as the team secured a 46-0 victory. Does Alma have another victory up their sleeve, or will Southern Valley turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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