Football Preview: Crest Lancers vs. Marmaton Valley Wildcats
Crest has enjoyed the comforts of home their last four games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will venture away from home to face off against the Marmaton Valley Wildcats at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Crest is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They never let Centre onto the board and left with a 62-0 win on Friday. Considering the Lancers have won four matchups by more than 45 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Meanwhile, Marmaton Valley hadn't done well against Waverly recently (they were 0-3 in their previous three matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Friday. Marmaton Valley claimed a resounding 46-0 victory over Waverly at home. The Wildcats might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won four contests by 46 points or more this season.
A big part of Marmaton Valley's win came down to the chemistry between Brayden Lawson and his top target Jaedon Granere. Lawson threw for 164 yards and three touchdowns on only nine passes while Granere gained 94 total yards and three touchdowns. Lawson is on a roll when it comes to passing touchdowns, as he's now passed for three or more in the last five games he's played dating back to last season. Cooper Scharff was in the mix as well, providing Marmaton Valley with a touchdown.
Crest's victory bumped their record up to 4-2. As for Marmaton Valley, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 5-1.
Crest took a serious blow against Marmaton Valley in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, falling 54-6. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Lawson, who threw for 198 yards and five touchdowns on only 13 passes. Now that Crest knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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