The Cedar Bluffs Wildcats will face off against the Weeping Water Indians at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Cedar Bluffs took a loss when they played away from home two weeks ago, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Friday. They came out on top against Omaha Christian Academy by a score of 30-22.
Meanwhile, Weeping Water put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They strolled past Sacred Heart with points to spare, taking the game 36-18.
Tucker Bickford was his usual excellent self, rushing for 132 yards and two touchdowns on only 15 carries. His longest rush was for an impressive 61 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total. The team also got some help courtesy of Owen Seger, who rushed for 51 yards and a touchdown.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Weeping Water was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 319 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 269 rushing yards in four consecutive matchups.
Weeping Water's defense made their presence known, laying out the QB four times. Gus Mcgill was especially locked on to Sacred Heart's QB and sacked him 2.5 times.
Cedar Bluffs' win ended a five-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 2-2. As for Weeping Water, they pushed their record up to 4-0 with the victory, which was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season.
Friday's contest might be decided in the on the ground. Cedar Bluffs has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 224.2 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Weeping Water struggles in that department as they've been averaging 331. It's looking like Friday's game might have some serious battles in the trenches.
Cedar Bluffs was taken down by Weeping Water 58-6 when the teams last played back in September of 2021. Thankfully for Cedar Bluffs, Sayler Rhodes (who rushed for 85 yards and two touchdowns) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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