Lexington hasn't had much luck against Scottsbluff recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Lexington Minutemen will be playing in front of their home fans against the Scottsbluff Bearcats at 7:00 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Lexington is headed into Friday's matchup looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their 13th straight game dating back to last season on Thursday. They were beaten by Plattsmouth 48-7.
Despite the defeat, Lexington saw an underclassman step up: Tyler Thorell rushed for 67 yards and a touchdown.incredibly, Thorell got all that yardage with just one huge run
Meanwhile, Scottsbluff entered their game against Seward on Friday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. Scottsbluff was just a hair shy of victory and fell 28-27 to Seward. The loss was the Bearcats' first of the season.
Scottsbluff might have lost, but man, Nate Kelley was a machine: he rushed for 148 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 9.3 yards per carry. With that strong performance, Kelley is now averaging an impressive 103.5 rushing yards per game. Another player making a difference was Desmonde Smith, who rushed for 121 yards and a touchdown.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Scottsbluff was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 272 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 272 rushing yards in four consecutive matches.
Lexington's loss dropped their record down to 0-4. As for Scottsbluff, their defeat was their first of the season and makes their record 3-1.
Lexington was taken down by Scottsbluff 66-7 in their previous matchup back in October of 2023. That contest was all but decided by halftime, at which point Lexington was down 49-0.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
