Adams Central is 5-0 against Central City since October of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Adams Central Patriots will be playing at home against the Central City Bison. The two teams are strolling into their matches after big wins in their previous games.
Adams Central is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They put the hurt on Holdrege with a sharp 41-21 win on Friday. The high-flying offensive performance was a huge turnaround for the Patriots considering their ten-point performance the matchup before.
Adams Central's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Jackson Sughroue, who rushed for 42 yards and a touchdown, and also threw for 224 yards on 14 of 23 attempts. The dominant performance gave Sughroue a new career-high in rushing yards. Briley Hughes was Sughroue's top target, picking up 63 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Adams Central's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of Sughroue and Dayton Svoboda.
Meanwhile, while Central City put up plenty of points on Friday, the same can't be said for Nebraska City. Central City really took it to Nebraska City for the full four quarters, racking up a 55-0 win on the road. That looming 55-0 mark stands out as the most commanding margin for the Bison yet this season.
Corbin Kyes continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 214 yards and three touchdowns on only ten carries. His longest rush was for an incredible 76 yards. Parker Zikmund was another key player, throwing for 131 yards and three touchdowns on only ten passes.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Central City was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 374 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
The victory got Adams Central back to even at 2-2. As for Central City, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 3-1.
Adams Central came out on top in a nail-biter against Central City when the teams last played back in September of 2023, sneaking past 17-14. Will Adams Central repeat their success, or does Central City have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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