High Plains had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 37 points) and they went ahead and made it three on Friday. They blew past the Deshler Dragons, posting a 65-14 win on the road. Considering the Storm have won six matches by more than 26 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, High Plains was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 268 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 164 rushing yards in five consecutive matchups.
Deshler's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Quincy Orme, who rushed for 92 yards and a touchdown, and Holden McDonald, who rushed for 65 yards and a touchdown. Those 65 rushing yards gave McDonald a new career-high.
High Plains has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 6-2 record this season. As for Deshler, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost three of their last four games, which put a noticeable dent in their 3-5 record this season.
High Plains will take on Lawrence-Nelson at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. High Plains is looking to tack on another W to their seven-game streak on the road dating back to last season. Deshler does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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