Hershey was the 30-14 winner over Wood River when they last played one another back in October of 2019, but their luck changed this time around. The Hershey Panthers lost to the Wood River Eagles at home by a 33-14 margin on Friday.
Although Hershey took the loss, they still got scores from Landon Kenicutt and Cole Murdock.
Even though they lost, Hershey was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 237 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since was before the start of last season.
Leading Wood River to victory were Beau Rohrich and Madden Brabec. Rohrich rushed for 154 yards and three touchdowns on only 15 carries, while Brabec rushed for 137 yards and two touchdowns on only six carries. Brabec got the majority of those rushing yards when he took off on a run and that went for an incredible 69 yards.
Hershey's loss dropped their record down to 0-2. As for Wood River, their win ended a five-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 2-0.
Hershey will challenge Grand Island Central Catholic at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Wood River, they are taking a road trip to square off against Fairbury at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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