Lexington is 8-2 against Gering since September of 2014, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Lexington Minutemen will head out on the road to take on the Gering Bulldogs at 6:00 p.m. Lexington will be strutting in after a win while Gering will be coming in after a defeat.
Having struggled with 14 losses in a row dating back to last season, Lexington finally turned things around against Alliance on Friday. They strolled past the Bulldogs with points to spare, taking the game 34-18. The high-flying offensive performance was a huge turnaround for the Minutemen considering their seven-point performance the contest before.
The match pitted two dominant backs against one another in Cesar Cano and Trini Trejo. Cano had a great game and rushed for 286 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 13.6 yards per carry. Meanwhile, Trejo was balling out in the loss, rushing for 150 yards and two touchdowns.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Lexington was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 378 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since the start of last season.
Meanwhile, Gering fell victim to Scottsbluff and their airtight defense on Friday. They had to suffer through a 35-0 loss at the hands of the Bearcats. The matchup marked the first time this year in which the Bulldogs were not able to get on the board.
Lexington's victory ended a six-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 1-5. As for Gering, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-2.
Lexington suffered a grim 35-9 defeat to Gering in their previous meeting back in September of 2023. Can Lexington avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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