The Fort Calhoun Pioneers will challenge the Mount Michael Benedictine Knights at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Mount Michael Benedictine took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on Fort Calhoun, who comes in off a win.
Fort Calhoun is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They took their match on the road on Friday with ease, bagging a 47-14 win over Pierce.
Fort Calhoun can attribute much of their success to Kaiden Rodriguez, who gained 174 total yards and three touchdowns, and Adam Elofson, who threw for 197 yards and three touchdowns while completing 76.9% of his passes. Blake Welchert helped Elofson out on the ground, picking up 40 receiving yards and a touchdown, while also rushing for 35 yards.
Meanwhile, Mount Michael Benedictine came up short against Lakeview on Thursday and fell 24-14. While losing is never fun, the Knights can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Nebraska football rankings (they are ranked 86th, while the Vikings are ranked 18th).
Although Mount Michael Benedictine took the loss, they still got scores from Xavier Zimmerman and Ben Alessandro.
Fort Calhoun's victory bumped their record up to 3-1. As for Mount Michael Benedictine, their loss dropped their record down to 1-3.
Friday's contest might be decided in the trenches. Fort Calhoun has been excellent on the ground this season, having averaged 164.8 rushing yards per game. It's a different story for Mount Michael Benedictine, though, as they've been averaging only 68.2. How will they fare against such a dominant running game? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other football content.
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