If Deshler was riding high fresh off their 73-34 takedown of Nebraska Lutheran last Friday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Deshler Dragons were dealt a 65-14 defeat at the hands of the High Plains Storm on Friday. While losing is never fun, the Dragons can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Nebraska football rankings (they are ranked 100th, while the Storm are ranked 22nd).
Quincy Orme and Holden McDonald certainly did their best on Friday to avoid the loss. Orme rushed for 92 yards and a touchdown, while McDonald rushed for 65 yards and a touchdown. The dominant performance gave McDonald a new career-high in rushing yards.
Deshler has been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 3-5 record this season. As for High Plains, the win was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 6-2.
Deshler does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for High Plains, they will square off against Lawrence-Nelson at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. High Plains is looking to tack on another W to their seven-game streak on the road dating back to last season.
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