On Friday, HEM faced Dubois in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The HEM Miners were dealt a 65-31 defeat at the hands of the Dubois Rams. The Miners haven't had much luck with the Rams recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
HEM's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Noah Scott, who threw for 142 yards and two touchdowns while completing 83.3% of his passes, and Adrian Moreno, who gained 134 total yards. Jared Nelsen was in the mix as well, providing HEM with a touchdown.
Payson Pluhar had a dynamite game for Dubois, rushing for 155 yards and five touchdowns on only eight carries. Pluhar's longest rush was for an impressive 57 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total. Another player making a difference was Seth Dvergsdal, who gained 68 total yards and a touchdown.
HEM's defeat dropped their record down to 1-3. As for Dubois, they now have a winning record of 2-1.
HEM has already played their next matchup, a 43-40 victory against Casper Christian on the 5th. As for Dubois, they also didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next game, a 56-0 loss against Little Snake River on the 5th.
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