Football Preview: Mead Mavericks vs. Lewis-Palmer Rangers
The Mead Mavericks will take on the Lewis-Palmer Rangers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Mead will be strutting in after a win while Lewis-Palmer will be coming in after a loss.
Lewis-Palmer is hoping to do what Greeley West couldn't on Friday: put an end to Mead's winning streak, which now stands at three games. Mead claimed a resounding 42-6 victory over Greeley West on the road.
Mead's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Christian Hiner led the charge by rushing for 74 yards and a touchdown, while also throwing for 78 yards and a touchdown on only six passes. The dominant performance gave Hiner a new career-high in rushing yards. Ryan St. Aubin was another key rusher, rushing for 106 yards and a touchdown on only eight carries.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Mead was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 373 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 169 rushing yards in three consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Lewis-Palmer had to suffer through a 56-21 loss at the hands of Holy Family. The Rangers haven't had much luck with the Tigers recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
Lewis-Palmer might have lost, but man, Mekhi Mayes was a machine: he rushed for 190 yards and a touchdown while picking up 9.5 yards per carry. Mayes' longest rush was for an incredible 80 yards.
Mead's win bumped their record up to 3-0. As for Lewis-Palmer, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-3.
Friday's match might be decided in the on the ground. Mead has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 258.7 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Lewis-Palmer struggles in that department as they've been averaging 304.2. It's looking like Friday's game might have some serious battles in the trenches.
Everything came up roses for Mead against Lewis-Palmer in their previous meeting back in September of 2021 as the team secured a 42-8 victory. In that matchup, Mead amassed a halftime lead of 42-0, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
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