Football Preview: Lucas Cubs vs. Malvern Hornets
The Lucas Cubs will venture away from home to square off against the Malvern Hornets at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Lucas is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 46 points last Friday, they were much more limited against Whiteford on Friday. They received a blow as they fell 22-6 to the Bobcats. While losing is never fun, the Cubs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' football rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 477th in Ohio, while the Bobcats are ranked 182nd in Michigan).
Meanwhile, Malvern came tearing into Friday's match with four straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 24 points) and they left with even more momentum. They took their matchup with ease, bagging a 34-0 victory over the Hornets. Malvern might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won five contests by 20 points or more this season.
Jared Witherow had an outrageously good game as he threw for 217 yards and three touchdowns while completing 73.7% of his passes, and also rushed for 42 yards and a touchdown. Roy Simmons was Witherow's top target, picking up 85 receiving yards and a touchdown, while also punching in a rushing score.
Malvern didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Rodney Smith and Simmons.
Lucas' defeat dropped their record down to 5-5. As for Malvern, they pushed their record up to 9-1 with the win, which was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season.
Everything came up roses for Lucas against Malvern in their previous matchup back in November of 2021, as the team secured a 37-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Lucas since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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