Football Recap: Scottsbluff Skates Past Hastings with Ease

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Previous Games

10/10/25 - Home	42-0 W
10/11/24 - Away	41-6 W
10/06/23 - Away	28-29 L
10/07/22 - Home	35-0 W
09/03/21 - Away	40-0 W
+ 5 more games

Scottsbluff got themselves on the board against Hastings on Friday, but Hastings never followed suit. They blew past the Tigers 42-0. The Bearcats might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won six matchups by 22 points or more this season.

It was another big night for Nate Kelley, who rushed for 59 yards and three touchdowns on only five carries, and also threw for 142 yards and one TD while completing 80% of his passes. He has been hot recently, having posted two or more rushing touchdowns the last three times he's played.

Scottsbluff's run defense was locked in: Hastings could only muster 0.7 yards per carry. The team can thank Dylan Propp for the heroic effort on defense: he. Scottsbluff's run defense has been on the up-and-up: they allowed 4.73 yards per carry earlier this season, but they've only allowed 8.9 on average over their last five games.

Scottsbluff's defense didn't let the opposing QB, get away unscathed either: they got into the backfield for five sacks. Leading the way was Propp with two.

Scottsbluff pushed their record up to 6-1 with the victory, which was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season. The home wins came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 9.6 points on average this season. As for Hastings, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 1-6.

Scottsbluff didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next contest, a 21-7 victory against McCook on the 17th. As for Hastings, they also wasted no time getting back out on the field and have already played their next game, a 13-12 win against Lexington on the 17th.