Football Preview: Silver Lake Mustangs vs. Harvard Cardinals
Silver Lake has been on the road for two straight, but on Friday they'll finally head home. They will welcome the Harvard Cardinals at 7:00 p.m. Silver Lake is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 30.3 points per game this season.
Last Friday, Silver Lake was able to grind out a solid victory over Meridian, taking the game 27-20.
Silver Lake can attribute much of their success to Jaxon Tenbensel, who rushed for 117 yards and two touchdowns on only 13 carries, and Lane Conway, who rushed for 117 yards and two touchdowns on only 13 carries. Conway is becoming a predictor of Silver Lake's success: when he posts at least two rushing touchdowns the team is undefeated (and 1-2 when he doesn't).
Silver Lake didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Tenbensel and Conway. Those 117 rushing yards gave Conway a new career-high.
Silver Lake was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 270 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Meridian only rushed for 133.
Meanwhile, Harvard was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their 12th straight loss dating back to last season. They were beaten by Lewiston 53-13.
Although Harvard took the loss, they still got scores from Ethyn Whetstine-Jones and Brexten Kobza.
Silver Lake is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 5-2 record this season. As for Harvard, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-7.
Friday's game might be decided in the trenches. Silver Lake has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 201 rushing yards per game. It's a different story for Harvard, though, as they've been averaging only 87.9. How will they fare against such a dominant running game?
Everything came up roses for Silver Lake against Harvard in their previous meeting back in October of 2021, as the team secured a 56-7 win. Does Silver Lake have another victory up their sleeve, or will Harvard turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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