Omaha Central entered their tilt with Fremont on Friday with three consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with four. They walked away with a 34-27 victory over the Fremont Tigers. Given the Eagles' advantage in MaxPreps' Nebraska football rankings (they are ranked 19th, while the Tigers are ranked 61st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
It was another big night for B.J. Newsome, who threw for 289 yards and two touchdowns on only 19 passes.
Omaha Central was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 260 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since the start of last season.
Another reason for the win was Omaha Central's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for four sacks. Isaac Ackerman was particularly dangerous to the passing game, picking up twohimself.
Although Fremont took the loss, they still got scores from Caden Wray, Carver Kroeger, Brooks Eyler, and Noah Sagehorn.
Omaha Central has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a nice bump to their 6-3 record this season. As for Fremont, they now have a losing record at 4-5.
Omaha Central will face off against Papillion-LaVista at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Omaha Central is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 26 points per game this season. Fremont does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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