Hartington-Newcastle is 0-5 against Bloomfield since October of 2014 but things could change on Thursday. The Hartington-Newcastle Wildcats will challenge the Bloomfield Bees at 7:00 p.m. Hartington-Newcastle is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 57.1 points per game this season.
Last Friday, Hartington-Newcastle humbled Boyd County with a 50-22 victory. Considering the Wildcats have won six games by more than 19 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Cole Heimes was his usual excellent self, rushing for 255 yards and six touchdowns while picking up 7.5 yards per carry, and also throwing for 94 yards and a touchdown. Those 255 rushing yards gave him a new career-high.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Hartington-Newcastle was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 331 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Boyd County only rushed for 177.
Hartington-Newcastle didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Heimes and Cole Rosener.
Meanwhile, Bloomfield didn't have too much breathing room in their contest against Niobrara/Verdigre on Friday, but they still walked away with a 20-16 victory.
The critical scores for Bloomfield came from Jake Schroeder and Brock Jeannoutot.
The win made it two in a row for Hartington-Newcastle and bumps their season record up to 6-1. As for Bloomfield, they now have a winning record of 4-3.
Thursday's match might be decided in the on the ground. Hartington-Newcastle has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 308.1 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Bloomfield struggles in that department as they've been averaging 232.6. It's looking like Thursday's matchup might have some serious battles in the trenches.
Hartington-Newcastle was taken down by Bloomfield 50-20 when the teams last played back in November of 2019. Thankfully for Hartington-Newcastle, Braden Eisenhauer (who rushed for 223 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 7.4 yards per carry) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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