The Raymond Central Mustangs will challenge the Conestoga Cougars at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The timing is sure in Raymond Central's favor as the team sits on three straight wins at home while Conestoga has been banged up by four consecutive losses on the road.
Raymond Central is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 49 points last Friday, they were much more limited against Malcolm on Friday. They took a 25-12 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Clippers. The contest marked the Mustangs' lowest-scoring matchup so far this season.
Although Raymond Central took the loss, they still got scores from Wyatt Jelinek and Tysen Taylor.
Raymond Central didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. In fact, those interceptions all came courtesy of defensive juggernaut Jelinek.
Meanwhile, Conestoga lost 35-14 to Bishop Neumann on Friday. While losing is never fun, the Cougars can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Nebraska football rankings (they are ranked 114th, while the Cavaliers are ranked 34th).
Conestoga's defeat dropped their record down to 1-6. As for Raymond Central, their loss dropped their record down to 4-3.
Everything came up roses for Raymond Central against Conestoga when the teams last played back in October of 2024, as the squad secured a 42-6 win. In that game, the Mustangs amassed a halftime lead of 35-0, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
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