It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Hyannis can now relate to. They were beaten by the Overton Eagles 61-14 on Thursday. While losing is never fun, the Longhorns can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Nebraska football rankings (they are ranked 108th, while the Eagles are ranked 19th).
Despite the loss, Hyannis still got an impressive performance from Beau Rice, who rushed for 171 yards and a touchdown while picking up 8.1 yards per carry. That's the most rushing yards Rice has posted since back in October of 2023.
Hayden Muirhead was his usual excellent self, rushing for 120 yards and three touchdowns on only 12 carries, while also throwing for 71 yards and three touchdowns for Overton. Muirhead's rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his third straight game with at least 120 rushing yards. Another player making a difference was Anthony Arredondo, who rushed for 74 yards and a touchdown on only seven carries.
Hyannis now has a losing record at 4-5. As for Overton, their victory bumped their record up to 8-1.
Hyannis does not have any more games scheduled as of now. Overton has already played their next contest, a 32-20 win against High Plains on the 1st.
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