Hastings had lost three straight on the road, but on Friday they dropped down to 0-4 to make it four. They lost to the Lincoln Northwest Falcons on the road by a 42-25 margin. On the bright side, the 25- point effort marked the Tigers' highest-scoring matchup to date.
Although Hastings took the loss, they still got scores from Jaxon Brooks, Brody Dreher, and Xander Redding.
Lincoln Northwest's first victory this season bumped their record up to 1-3. The high-scoring effort was just what they needed considering they were shut out in their previous contest.
Lincoln Northwest's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Sammy Jurgens, who threw for 223 yards and four touchdowns while completing 75% of his passes, and also punched in one rushing score. The dominant performance also gave Jurgens a new career-high in passer rating (142.9). Kaiden Wood helped Jurgens out on the ground, rushing for 184 yards while picking up 7.7 yards per carry.
Hastings wasted no time getting back out on the field and has already played their next game, a 14-7 victory against Beatrice on the 26th. As for Lincoln Northwest, they have also already played their next matchup, a 28-17 loss against Seward on the 26th.
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