Football Preview: Beatrice Orangemen vs. Hastings Tigers
The Beatrice Orangemen will challenge the Hastings Tigers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
It's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 40-7, which was the final score in Beatrice's tilt against York on Friday. The Orangemen were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 28-0.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Hastings). They took their match at home on Friday with ease, bagging a 49-3 win over Lincoln Northwest. The high-flying offensive performance was a huge turnaround for the Tigers considering their seven-point performance the game before.
Tucker Synek was his usual excellent self, throwing for 231 yards and four touchdowns while completing 86.7% of his passes, and also punching in two touchdowns on the ground. Another player making a difference was Chance Vertin, who picked up 90 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Hastings' 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 Vertin, Keithen Krings, and Krings picked up one apiece.
This is the second loss in a row for Beatrice and nudges their season record down to 1-3. As for Hastings, the victory got them back to even at 2-2.
Beatrice came up short against Hastings when the teams last played back in October of 2019, falling 64-56. Thankfully for Beatrice, Carson Shoemaker (who picked up 172 receiving yards and three touchdowns) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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