Football Preview: Maiden Blue Devils vs. West Lincoln Rebels
The Maiden Blue Devils have the luxury of staying home for another week and will welcome the West Lincoln Rebels at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. The two teams have allowed few points on average, (Maiden: 9, West Lincoln: 16.2) so any points scored will be well earned.
Maiden is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They breezed by East Burke at home to the tune of 43-6 on Friday. The Blue Devils might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won three matchups by 23 points or more this season.
A big part of Maiden's win came down to the chemistry between Grant Lawing and his top target Raheim Misher. Lawing threw for 300 yards and three touchdowns while completing 72.7% of his passes while Misher picked up 139 receiving yards and two touchdowns. Misher torched the secondary when he pulled down a catch that went for 71 yards. Cohen Jenkins helped Lawing out on the ground, rushing for 19 yards and two touchdowns.
Meanwhile, West Lincoln entered their match against Bandys on Friday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. West Lincoln fell just short of Bandys by a score of 17-15.
Even though they lost, West Lincoln was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 253 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Maiden's victory was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 3-1. As for West Lincoln, their loss dropped their record down to 2-2.
Maiden lost to West Lincoln at home by a decisive 33-19 margin in their previous meeting back in September of 2023. Will Maiden have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other football content.
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