After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Southeast of Saline, Minneapolis was happy to have turned things around on Friday. They enjoyed a cozy 26-7 win over the Lyons Lions. That's more bragging rights for Minneapolis, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Several Lions players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Ethan Luck, who threw for 169 yards and a touchdown on only 13 passes, and also rushed for 71 yards. A healthy portion of that aerial production (95 yards to be exact) went to Xavier Solis.
The victory got Minneapolis back to even at 1-1. As for Lyons, they dropped their record down to 0-2 with that defeat, which was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season.
Minneapolis will head out to take on Ellsworth at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams are at an even 4-4 against one another since October of 2014, but likely not for long. As for Lyons, they will be defending their home-field for the first time this season they go up against Republic County at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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