After flying high against Nebraska Lutheran last Friday, Lawrence-Nelson came back down to earth. The Lawrence-Nelson Raiders were beaten by the High Plains Storm 47-20 on Friday. Despite 80 more yards than the Storm, the Raiders couldn't convert that extra yardage to scores.
When it comes to explaining why Lawrence-Nelson lost, don't look at Wyatt Frey. Despite the final result, he rushed for 219 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 8.8 yards per carry, and also threw for 63 yards and a touchdown. Frey showed off some serious burst, cutting through the defense on one rush that went for 65 yards. Lawrence-Nelson also got a significant boost from Jackson Williams, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 86 yards.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Lawrence-Nelson was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 305 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 153 rushing yards in seven consecutive matchups.
Lawrence-Nelson's loss dropped their record down to 4-3. As for High Plains, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 5-2 record this season.
Lawrence-Nelson will look to defend their home field on Friday against Giltner at 7:00 p.m. The timing is sure in Lawrence-Nelson's favor as the team sits on five straight wins at home (dating back to last season) while Giltner has been banged up by three consecutive losses on the road. As for High Plains, they will head out to face off against Deshler at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. High Plains is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 40.7 points per game this season.
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