The Arcadia/Loup City Rebels will face off against the Ravenna Bluejays at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Arcadia/Loup City is coming into the matchup on a three-game losing streak.
It's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 35-6, which was the final score in Arcadia/Loup City's tilt against Pleasanton on Friday. While losing is never fun, the Rebels can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Nebraska football rankings (they are ranked 73rd, while the Bulldogs are ranked tenth).
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Ravenna). They really took it to Sandhills Valley for the full four quarters, racking up a 64-18 victory on the road. The result was nothing new for the Bluejays, who have now won four games by 23 points or more so far this season.
Ravenna's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Grady Rasmussen, who gained 233 total yards and three touchdowns, and Gavin Reisbeck, who rushed for 80 yards and four touchdowns. Rasmussen showed off some serious burst, turning on the afterburners on one carry for 69 yards.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Ravenna was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 284 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Sandhills Valley only rushed for 172.
Ravenna's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. In fact, those interceptions all came courtesy of defensive juggernaut Rasmussen.
Arcadia/Loup City now has a losing record at 2-3. As for Ravenna, they pushed their record up to 4-1 with the win, which was their third straight on the road.
Arcadia/Loup City was dealt a bruising 54-6 defeat at the hands of Ravenna in their previous meeting back in October of 2023. Will Arcadia/Loup City have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more football content.
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