The Hastings Tigers will venture away from home to square off against the McCook Bison at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Hastings' defense has only allowed 18 points per game this season, so McCook's offense will have their work cut out for them.
If Hastings beats McCook with 49 points on Friday, it's going to be the squad's new lucky number: they've won their past two matchups with that exact score. Hastings took their match on the road on Friday with ease, bagging a 49-7 win over Beatrice. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Tigers.
Meanwhile, McCook won a contest that couldn't have been any closer, slipping by Gering 24-23.
Tristan Campbell continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 259 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 10.0 yards per carry. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards.
McCook was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 273 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Gering only rushed for 114.
Hastings now has a winning record of 3-2. As for McCook, their record is now 4-1.
Hastings suffered a grim 27-7 defeat to McCook in their previous meeting back in August of 2021. Thankfully for Hastings, Jacob Gomez-Wilson (who rushed for 182 yards and a touchdown while picking up 10.1 yards per carry) 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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