If Gering wanted to avenge their loss from the last time they played Hastings, they should've done a better job of containing Kade Satterly. The Hastings Tigers blew past the Gering Bulldogs, posting a 41-14 win thanks in part to Satterly, who rushed for 71 yards and two touchdowns on only six carries. That's the most rushing yards he has posted since back in September of 2023.
Satterly was just one part of a punishing run game: Hastings was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 242 rushing yards. That's a new trend for Hastings: they were averaging 88 rushing yards per game earlier this season, but in their last three matchups they've averaged 177.
Hastings wouldn't let Gering keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Hastings can thank Layne Schafer and Jaret Kiiker for forcing both of them.
When it comes to explaining why Gering lost on Friday, don't look at Rece Knight. Despite the final result, he threw for 118 yards and two touchdowns, and also rushed for 65 yards.
The victory made it two in a row for Hastings and bumps their season record up to 6-3. As for Gering, their defeat dropped their record down to an identical 6-3.
Both are set to take part in some playoff action in their next matches. Hastings will welcome McCook at 7:15 p.m. on Friday. The two teams might be coming in a bit winded given these two teams combined for 917 yards in their previous games. As for Gering, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Gretna East at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Gretna East is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 32.8 points per game this season.
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