It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Lawrence-Nelson can now relate to. They fell just short of the High Plains Storm by a score of 22-20 on Thursday. The Raiders gained 125 more yards on the day, but it was the Storm that made the best use of them.
Despite the defeat, Lawrence-Nelson saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Wyatt Frey rushed for 223 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 7.2 yards per carry.
Frey was just one part of a punishing run game: Lawrence-Nelson was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 285 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 153 rushing yards in nine consecutive matchups.
The critical scores for High Plains came from Gage Friesen and Haden Helgoth.
Lawrence-Nelson's loss dropped their record down to 5-4. As for High Plains, the win was the fourth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 7-2.
Lawrence-Nelson does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for High Plains, their road trip will continue as they head out to face Overton at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Overton is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 41.2 points per game this season.
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