After flying high against Diller-Odell last Friday, Lewiston came back down to earth. The Tigers took a 56-50 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Pawnee City Indians on Friday. The Tigers have struggled against the Indians recently, as the game was their sixth consecutive lost matchup.
Grady Weyers threw for 258 yards and six touchdowns while picking up 12.9 yards per attempt. Brock Janssen was his top target, picking up 108 receiving yards and a pair of scores. On the ground, Cashton Steinacher rushed for 58 yards and one TD.
Pawnee City found their leader in sophomore Payton Rose, who rushed for 195 yards and one TD while picking up 9.3 yards per carry. Those 195 rushing yards set a new season-high mark for Rose.
Lewiston now has a losing record of 2-3. As for Pawnee City, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 4-1.
We've got plenty of inter-district action coming up soon. Lewiston is set to face off against their familiar foe Parkview Christian at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Meanwhile, Pawnee City will challenge rival Sterling at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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