Nebraska Lutheran and Lawrence-Nelson met for a duel on Friday where Nebraska Lutheran couldn't get it done. The Nebraska Lutheran Knights were beaten by the Lawrence-Nelson Raiders 80-26. The Knights were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 64-6.
When it comes to explaining why Nebraska Lutheran lost, don't look at Luke Otte. Despite the final result, he picked up 114 receiving yards and a touchdown, and also rushed for 41 yards and a touchdown. Those 41 rushing yards gave Otte a new career-high. Weston Koontz also helped out by tossing the rock for 315 yards.
Lawrence-Nelson found their leader in underclassman Jackson Williams, who rushed for 96 yards and three touchdowns on only six carries. Lawrence-Nelson is undefeated when Williams posts two or more rushing touchdowns, but 1-2 otherwise. Grayhm Beck was another key player, rushing for 80 yards and a touchdown on only six carries.
Nebraska Lutheran's defeat dropped their record down to 1-5. As for Lawrence-Nelson, their victory was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 4-2.
Nebraska Lutheran will take on Deshler at 3:00 p.m. on Friday. Deshler is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 37 points per game this season. As for Lawrence-Nelson, they will square off against High Plains at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Lawrence-Nelson also hasn't been messing around on offense: they've averged 39.6 points per game.
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