The Cedar Bluffs Wildcats will head out on the road to face off against the Fullerton Warriors at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Last Friday, Cedar Bluffs was beaten by Lyons-Decatur Northeast 61-30. The Wildcats were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 48-22.
Cedar Bluffs wouldn't let Lyons-Decatur Northeast keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Trayven Kluthe was the leader in that area as all came courtesy of his dominant performance. He was no stranger to the big play, turning on the jets for a run that went for 55 yards.
Meanwhile, you're bound to get a positive result if you outscore your opponent every quarter, and that's exactly how it played out for Fullerton on Friday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that they blew Nebraska Lutheran out of the water with a 70-6 final score. The game was all but wrapped up at the end of the third, by which point the Warriors had established a 56 point advantage.
A big part of the win came down to the chemistry between Fletcher Dubas and his top target Cael Dubas. Fletcher rushed for 132 yards and three touchdowns while Cael rushed for 58 yards and four touchdowns on only eight carries. Cael also put in work on the defensive side of the ball, picking up a sack, making five total tackles, and defending a pass in addition to snagging an interception. MAXTON MEYSENBURG made the highlight reel by snagging an interception and taking it all the way to the house.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Fullerton was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 212 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Nebraska Lutheran only rushed for 87.
Fullerton's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of Dubas and MEYSENBURG. MEYSENBURG also deserves a shoutout for his performance on D, making two total tackles and defending two passes in addition to snagging an interception which he returned one-yard for a touchdown.
Cedar Bluffs dropped their record down to 1-1 with that loss, which was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season. As for Fullerton, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 2-0.
Cedar Bluffs was dealt a bruising 58-8 defeat at the hands of Fullerton in their previous meeting back in October of 2017. Can Cedar Bluffs avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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