Adams Central is 5-0 against Central City since October of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Adams Central Patriots will host the Central City Bison. Both are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Adams Central is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They blew past Holdrege 41-21 on Friday. The high-flying offensive performance was a huge turnaround for the Patriots considering their ten-point performance the contest before.
Adams Central got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Jackson Sughroue out in front who rushed for 42 yards and a touchdown, and also threw for 224 yards on 14 of 23 attempts. The dominant performance gave Sughroue a new career-high in rushing yards. Briley Hughes was Sughroue's top target, picking up 63 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Adams Central'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 Sughroue and Dayton Svoboda.
Meanwhile, Central City got themselves on the board against Nebraska City on Friday, but Nebraska City never followed suit. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat the Pioneers 55-0 on the road. That 55 point margin sets a new team best for the Bison this season.
It was another big night for Corbin Kyes, who rushed for 214 yards and three touchdowns on only ten carries. He really tore up the turf during one magnificent 76-yard run. Parker Zikmund was another key player, throwing for 131 yards and three touchdowns on only ten passes.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Central City was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 374 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
The victory got Adams Central back to even at 2-2. As for Central City, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 3-1.
Adams Central came out on top in a nail-biter against Central City in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, sneaking past 17-14. Will Adams Central repeat their success, or does Central City have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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