A win for Lebanon Trail just wasn't in the cards on Thursday as the squad wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They had to suffer through a 63-23 loss at the hands of the Lone Star Rangers. The defeat continues a trend for the Trail Blazers in their matchups with the Rangers: they've now lost three in a row.
When it comes to explaining why Lebanon Trail lost, don't look at Hudson Eidem. Despite the final result, he rushed for 156 yards and a touchdown while picking up 7.4 yards per carry, and also picked up 53 receiving yards. The dominant performance gave Eidem a new career-high in rushing yards.
Lone Star's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Rece Hoyt, who threw for 228 yards and five touchdowns while completing 78.6% of his passes, and also rushed for 55 yards and a touchdown on only five carries. Bryson Jones was another key player, picking up 162 receiving yards and four touchdowns.
Lebanon Trail's loss dropped their record down to 3-6. As for Lone Star, their victory was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 8-1.
Lebanon Trail will challenge Sherman at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Lebanon Trail is facing Sherman at the right time seeing as Sherman is stuck on a four-game losing streak. As for Lone Star, they will take on Reedy at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Lone Star will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more points each contest than the last.
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