Football Recap: General McLane Lancers vs. Meadville Bulldogs
General McLane had already won six in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 31.5 points) and they went ahead and made it seven on Thursday. They walked away with a 35-27 win over the Meadville Bulldogs. For the Lancers, this counts as revenge for the 52-19 defeat the Bulldogs walked away with the last time they faced one another back in November of 2021.
Isaac Zietz was his usual excellent self, throwing for 191 yards and three touchdowns while completing 75% of his passes, and also rushing for 70 yards and a touchdown. That's the most rushing yards he has posted since back in November of 2023. 98 of those passing yards were hauled in by Jacob Zietz, who also brought in a receiving touchdown.
General McLane didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. In fact, those interceptions all came courtesy of defensive juggernaut Zietz.
Meadville lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Jordan Lawrence, who rushed for 94 yards and two touchdowns. Meadville is 3-1 when Lawrence posts two or more rushing touchdowns, but 1-3 otherwise. Jacoby Thompson was another key player, throwing for 116 yards and two touchdowns on only ten passes.
General McLane pushed their record up to 7-1 with the victory, which was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season. As for Meadville, their loss ended a four-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 4-4.
General McLane will head out to face off against Cathedral Prep at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. General McLane is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 38.8 points per game this season. As for Meadville, they will host Warren at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Meadville is facing Warren at the right time seeing as Warren is stuck on a seven-game losing streak.
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