The Battle Creek Braves will head out to face off against the Norfolk Catholic Knights on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Battle Creek's defense heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They blew past West Point-Beemer, posting a 28-0 win at home. The score at the end of the third wound up being the final score as the Braves just coasted through the last quarter.
Aden Pochop and Jaxon Mettler were among the main playmakers for Battle Creek as the former rushed for 117 yards and two touchdowns and the latter rushed for 75 yards and two touchdowns on only ten carries.
Meanwhile, Norfolk Catholic put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Oakland-Craig 48-21 at home. Given Norfolk Catholic's advantage in MaxPreps' Nebraska football rankings (they are ranked fourth, while Oakland-Craig is ranked 32nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Battle Creek pushed their record up to 6-1 with the victory, which was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season. As for Norfolk Catholic, their win bumped their record up to 7-0.
Battle Creek came up short against Norfolk Catholic in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, falling 24-19. Can Battle Creek avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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