The Ogallala Indians will venture away from home to square off against the Cozad Haymakers at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Ogallala is headed into the match having just posted their closest victory since September 8, 2023 on Friday. They skirted past Broken Bow 28-26.
Ogallala can attribute much of their success to Sawyer Smith, who rushed for 110 yards and two touchdowns on only 15 carries, and Edan Cain, who threw for 22 yards on two of five attempts. The dominant performance gave him a new career- in total yards.
Meanwhile, in a tight matchup that could have gone either way, Cozad made off with a 56-55 win over Central City.
The victory got Ogallala back to even at 1-1. As for Cozad, their win ended a four-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 1-1.
Ogallala skirted past Cozad 28-26 in their previous matchup back in September of 2023. Will Ogallala repeat their success, or does Cozad have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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