It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Osage City can now relate to. They fell just short of the Nemaha Central Thunder by a score of 22-19 on Friday. The loss continues a trend for the Indians in their meetings with the Thunder: they've now lost four in a row.
Reed Silver
| 10/10/25 vs St. Marys | 132 |
| 11/21/25 vs Nemaha Central | 111 |
| 11/14/25 vs Caney Valley | 106 |
| 10/31/25 vs Royal Valley | 97 |
| 10/17/25 @ Silver Lake | 85 |
When it comes to explaining why Osage City lost, don't look at Dylan Theel. Despite the final result, he rushed for 179 yards and two TDs while picking up 9.0 yards per carry. Theel showed off some serious burst, turning on the afterburners on one carry for 50 yards. Osage City also got a significant boost from Reed Silver, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 111 yards.
Carter Hajek produced another solid performance rushing for 290 yards and a pair of scores, while also throwing for 12 yards and one touchdown for Nemaha Central. That's the most rushing yards Hajek has posted since back in September.
Osage City's defeat dropped their record down to 10-2. As for Nemaha Central, the victory keeps them at an undefeated 12-0.
Osage City does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Nemaha Central, they will challenge Southeast of Saline at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. The two teams have allowed few points on average (the Thunder 12.6, the Trojans 9.4) so any points scored will be well earned.
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