Winnebago falls at Hartington-Newcastle

The Winnebago Football team lost 28-6 at Hartington-Newcastle last Friday night.

The Indians trailed 6-0, and were shutout 8-0 in the second quarter and trailed 14-0 at halftime.

Neither team scored in the third quarter, and Winnebago still trailed 14-0 at the end of three.

The Wildcats outscored the Indians 14-6 in the fourth quarter.

Winnebago gave up 305 yards of offense, including 258 on the ground.

I thought the Indians played well on defense and closed the gap. The offense struggled, but I thought Winnebago did a nice job competing.

The Indians (0-4) take on Pender (2-2) at home Friday night.

The Pendragons won 46-40 at home over Homer this past Friday night.

This is a game I feel Winnebago can compete in and win given how they did against Hartington-Newcastle.

Pender has struggled ever since their season opening win over Clarkson/Leigh, and the Indians are getting better every week, in my opinion.

Winnebago really has nothing to lose in this game, and should be able to give the Pendragons a game.

The Indians just need to have their offense and defense clicking at the same time for four quarters.

I feel this game could be an offensive shootout, and if that's the case, Winnebago could very well win.

The Indians have to play good defense like they did against Hartington-Newcastle though.

I think the key to ensuring a win is playing well on defense.

The offense has been up and down too though so the Winnebago offense has to play well too.

I think it's a matter of both the offense and defense becoming consistent.

It's kind of like the Huskers. One side of the ball has been good through the first 4 games, the other hasn't.

And like what Nebraska needs to do, the Indians have to get their offense and defense to be consistent and on the same page.

If Winnebago can get a complete game performance on both sides of the ball it could make all the difference for the Indians.

Winnebago really has nothing to lose in this game so the Indians have to come out and play loose and care free.

All the pressure figures to be on the Pendragons with hosting a home playoff game on the line for them.

Winnebago has nothing to play for but pride so there's really nothing to be nervous about. The Indians just have to go out there and play their game, and let it rip and all hang out.

Winnebago has to leave everything they've got on the field, and do their very best to win the game.