If Lyons-Decatur Northeast was feeling good fresh off their 63-6 takedown of Randolph last Friday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Lyons-Decatur Northeast Cougars took a 54-42 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Bancroft-Rosalie Panthers on Friday. Despite 73 more yards than the Panthers, the Cougars couldn't convert that extra yardage to scores.
Defeat or not, Lyons-Decatur Northeast got some senior leadership from Gavin Hardeman and Landen Cooper. Hardeman rushed for 248 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 8.3 yards per carry, while Cooper rushed for 221 yards and a touchdown while picking up 10.5 yards per carry. Those 248 rushing yards set a new season-high mark for Hardeman.
Even though they lost, Lyons-Decatur Northeast was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 446 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 187 rushing yards in five consecutive contests.
It was another big night for Nick Buchholz, who threw for 277 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 11.1 yards per attempt, and also rushed for 37 yards and two touchdowns for Bancroft-Rosalie. Braylon Wegner was Buchholz's top target, picking up 142 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Lyons-Decatur Northeast dropped their record down to 3-4 with the loss, which was their third straight on the road. As for Bancroft-Rosalie, the victory for them keeps them at an undefeated 7-0.
Lyons-Decatur Northeast will host Walthill at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Lyons-Decatur Northeast is facing Walthill at the right time seeing as Walthill is stuck on a seven-game losing streak. As for Bancroft-Rosalie, they will head out to take on Wynot at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Wynot is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 38 points per game this season.
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