Minatare can finally bid farewell to their six-game losing streak dating back to last season thanks to their game on Thursday. They really took it to the Banner County Wildcats for the full four quarters, racking up a 39-4 win at home. With the Indians ahead 27-0 at the half, the game was all but over already.
Dionicio Hernandez went supernova for Minatare, rushing for 271 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 10.8 yards per carry. The dominant performance gave Hernandez a new career-high in rushing yards.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Minatare was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 314 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Banner County only rushed for 71.
The victory got Minatare back to even at 1-1. As for Banner County, they are on a five-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-2.
Minatare will challenge Paxton at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. As for Banner County, they will take on Wauneta-Palisade at 6:00 p.m. on Friday.
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