Nikiski and Seward are an even 5-5 against one another since October of 2019, but not for long. The Nikiski Bulldogs will head out to challenge the Seward Seahawks at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Last Saturday, Nikiski humbled Valdez with a 56-14 victory. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Bulldogs.
Meanwhile, Seward put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. Their defense stepped up to hand Kodiak a 74-0 shutout. Fans of the Seahawks have seen this all before: every one of the games they've played this season has ended in a blowout of 20+ point.
This one was won in the trenches and the lion's share of the credit has to go to Noah Price and he. Price rushed for 77 yards and two touchdowns on only five carries while he rushed for 77 yards and two touchdowns on only five carries. Ronan Bickling got the majority of those rushing yards when he took off on a run and that went for an incredible 71 yards.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Seward was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 286 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 151 rushing yards in 11 consecutive matchups dating back to last season.
Seward's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged three passes before it was all said and done. It was truly a group effort as Lane Petersen, Hunter Kurtz, and Brett Gilmore picked up one apiece. The dominant performance gave him a new career- in total yards.
Nikiski now has a winning record of 2-1. As for Seward, their win was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 4-0.
Nikiski was taken down by Seward 54-6 when the teams last played back in August. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Bickling, who rushed for 145 yards and four touchdowns on only seven carries. Now that Nikiski knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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