The Hershey Panthers will challenge the Alliance Bulldogs at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Neither of those teams managed to put together many points in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.
Hershey is headed into Thursday's match looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their fourth straight game dating back to last season on Friday. They were beaten by Grand Island Central Catholic 37-8.
Meanwhile, Alliance took a blow against Gering on Friday, falling 47-12. Alliance has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Despite the loss, Alliance saw an underclassman step up: Trini Trejo rushed for 109 yards and a touchdown. Trejo's rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his third straight game with at least 100 rushing yards dating back to last season.
Hershey's defeat dropped their record down to 0-3. As for Alliance, they now have a losing record at 1-2.
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