The Hastings Tigers will face off against the McCook Bison at 7:15 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Last Friday, Hastings humbled Gering with a 41-14 victory. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Tigers.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for McCook, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Friday. They breezed by Lexington to the tune of 52-0 on Friday. With that win, the Bison brought their scoring average up to 26 points per game.
This one was won in the trenches and the lion's share of the credit has to go to Lee Davidson and he. Davidson rushed for 152 yards and a touchdown on only eight carries while he rushed for 152 yards and a touchdown on only eight carries. His longest rush was for an incredible 84 yards. Trenton Raile was another key player, rushing for 45 yards and a touchdown.
Raile was just one part of a punishing run game: McCook was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 408 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Hastings has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a nice bump to their 6-3 record this season. As for McCook, their victory bumped their record up to an identical 6-3.
Hastings strolled past McCook when the teams last played on October 4th by a score of 38-23. Will Hastings repeat their success, or does McCook have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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