Lexington lost against Hastings back in September of 2023, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The Lexington Minutemen took a blow against the Hastings Tigers, falling 45-7. The Minutemen haven't had much luck with the Tigers recently, as the team's come up short the last six times they've met.
When it comes to explaining why Lexington lost, don't look at Cesar Cano. Despite the final result, he rushed for 169 yards and a touchdown. Cano also deserves a shoutout for his performance on D, making three total tackles and defending two passes.
It was another big night for Tucker Synek, who threw for 160 yards and two touchdowns while completing 80% of his passes, and also rushed for 60 yards on only five carries for Hastings. Those 60 rushing yards gave Synek a new career-high. A healthy portion of that aerial production (90 yards to be exact) went to Keithen Krings.
Lexington's defeat dropped their record down to 1-7. As for Hastings, their win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 5-3.
Lexington will head out to face off against McCook at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. That matchup will pit two of the most dominant backs against one another: Cano and Tristan Campbell. As for Hastings, they will look to defend their home field on Friday against Gering at 6:00 p.m. Gering is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 33.1 points per game this season.
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