Giltner hasn't had much luck against Bruning-Davenport/Shickley recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Giltner Hornets will square off against the Bruning-Davenport/Shickley Eagles at 7:00 p.m. Hopefully Giltner focused on turnovers this week as the team gave up five on Friday.
Giltner is headed into Friday's game looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their sixth straight game on Friday. They took a blow against High Plains, falling 61-14. While losing is never fun, the Hornets can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Nebraska football rankings (they are ranked 142nd, while the Storm are ranked 30th).
Giltner's loss came about despite a quality game from Blaydon White, who rushed for 60 yards and a touchdown. An impressive showing, but White really ramped things up playing D: he picked up two sacks, made nine total tackles (3.0 for loss), and defended a pass.
Giltner didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Kaden Esquitin and Brody Cummings.
Meanwhile, Bruning-Davenport/Shickley put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Deshler 54-14 on the road. That 40 point margin sets a new team best for the Eagles this season.
Giltner's defeat dropped their record down to 0-6. As for Bruning-Davenport/Shickley, their victory was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 6-0.
Giltner was dealt a bruising 48-6 loss at the hands of Bruning-Davenport/Shickley in their previous meeting back in October of 2021. That matchup was all but decided by halftime, at which point Giltner was down 40-0.
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