Football Preview: Plainview Pirates vs. Stanton Mustangs
The Plainview Pirates will square off against the Stanton Mustangs at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Plainview is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They put the hurt on Laurel-Concord-Coleridge with a sharp 55-34 win on Friday. The matchup was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 34-0.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Plainview was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 280 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in October of 2023.
Plainview didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off four passes before the game was over. Braedon Kment led the group effort, picking up two of those interceptions all by himself. Karter Lingenfelter also set a new season high mark in rushing yards with 138.
Meanwhile, Stanton put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Elkhorn Valley 76-24 on the road. Given the Mustangs' advantage in MaxPreps' Nebraska football rankings (they are ranked second, while the Falcons are ranked 50th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Barrett Wilke was his usual excellent self, rushing for 310 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 17.2 yards per carry. His rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his 12th straight game with at least 124 rushing yards dating back to last season. Hunter Robinette was another key player, rushing for 47 yards and a touchdown.
Plainview's victory bumped their record up to 4-2. As for Stanton, their win was their eighth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 6-0.
Friday's match might be decided in the on the ground. Plainview has been excellent on the ground this season, having averaged 180.2 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Stanton struggles in that department as they've been averaging 411.3. It's looking like Friday's game might have some serious battles in the trenches. Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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