The Beatrice Orangemen will take on the Hastings Tigers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Last Friday, Beatrice took a blow against York, falling 40-7. The Orangemen were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 28-0.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Hastings). They took their contest at home on Friday with ease, bagging a 49-3 victory over Lincoln Northwest. The high-flying offensive performance was a huge turnaround for the Tigers considering their seven-point performance the match before.
Tucker Synek was his usual excellent self, throwing for 231 yards and four touchdowns while completing 86.7% of his passes, and also punching in two touchdowns on the ground. Chance Vertin was another key player, picking up 90 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Hastings' defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged three passes before it was all said and done. It was truly a group effort as Vertin, Keithen Krings, and Krings picked up one apiece.
This is the second loss in a row for Beatrice and nudges their season record down to 1-3. As for Hastings, the win got them back to even at 2-2.
Beatrice came up short against Hastings when the teams last played back in October of 2019, falling 64-56. Thankfully for Beatrice, Carson Shoemaker (who picked up 172 receiving yards and three touchdowns) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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