Football Preview: Stanton Mustangs vs. Lutheran-Northeast Eagles
The Stanton Mustangs are taking a road trip to square off against the Lutheran-Northeast Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Stanton is currently enjoying a perfect season and no doubt wants to keep things rolling.
Stanton is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Nebraska's top teams: Summerland [Clearwater/Ewing/Orchard], who was ranked seventh in their home state at the time (Stanton was ranked second). Stanton walked away with a 44-34 victory over Summerland [Clearwater/Ewing/Orchard] on Friday.
Barrett Wilke continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 207 yards and two touchdowns. That high mark didn't come from nowhere: he now rushed for 124 or more in the last ten games he's played dating back to last season.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Stanton was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 377 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 205 rushing yards in 17 consecutive games dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, Lutheran-Northeast entered their contest against Laurel-Concord-Coleridge on Friday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. Lutheran-Northeast took a hard 32-14 fall against Laurel-Concord-Coleridge. The Eagles have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Jazee Ames put forth a good effort for the losing side as he rushed for 55 yards and a touchdown, and also picked up 54 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Stanton's win was their tenth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 4-0. As for Lutheran-Northeast, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-3.
Thursday's matchup might be decided in the trenches. Stanton has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 342.8 rushing yards per game. It's a different story for Lutheran-Northeast, though, as they've been averaging only 74.8. How will they fare against such a dominant running game?
Stanton took a serious blow against Lutheran-Northeast when the teams last played back in September of 2017, falling 49-6. That match was all but decided by halftime, at which point Stanton was down 28-6.
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