The Lourdes Central Catholic Knights will take on the Weeping Water Indians at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Lourdes Central Catholic comes in on three and Weeping Water on five.
Lourdes Central Catholic is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They simply couldn't be stopped on Thursday as they easily beat Omaha Christian Academy 84-22 at home. Given the Knights' advantage in MaxPreps' Nebraska football rankings (they are ranked 48th, while the Eagles are ranked 137th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Weeping Water was fully in charge on Friday, breezing past Cedar Bluffs 58-6 on the road. Considering the Indians have won three contests by more than 49 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
It was another big night for Luke Harms, who rushed for 136 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 8.0 yards per carry. With that strong performance, he is now averaging an impressive 103.4 rushing yards per game. Tucker Bickford was another key player, rushing for 117 yards and a touchdown on only ten carries.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Weeping Water was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 306 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 269 rushing yards in five consecutive games.
Weeping Water wouldn't let Cedar Bluffs keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force three fumbles. It was truly a group effort as Brayden Bailey, Jeremiah Keene, and Caelen Wipf picked up one apiece. Keene is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made six or more in the last four games he's played dating back to last season.
Lourdes Central Catholic's victory was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 4-1. As for Weeping Water, their win bumped their record up to 5-0.
Everything came up roses for Lourdes Central Catholic against Weeping Water in their previous meeting back in October of 2019, as the team secured a 52-22 victory. Will Lourdes Central Catholic repeat their success, or does Weeping Water have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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