Football Preview: Ansley/Litchfield Spartans vs. Silver Lake Mustangs
The Ansley/Litchfield Spartans are taking a road trip to challenge the Silver Lake Mustangs at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Ansley/Litchfield is probably headed into the matchup with a chip on their shoulder considering Stuart just ended the team's five-game winning streak on Thursday. They were beaten by the Broncos 53-21.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Silver Lake). They simply couldn't be stopped on Friday as they easily beat Harvard 63-26. With the Mustangs ahead 49-6 at the half, the match was all but over already.
Lane Conway was his usual excellent self, rushing for 92 yards and two touchdowns on only five carries, while also picking up 42 receiving yards and a touchdown. He 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). Jaxon Tenbensel was another key player, gaining 83 total yards and two touchdowns.
Silver Lake didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Xander Journey and Paxton Sorensen.
Ansley/Litchfield's defeat dropped their record down to 5-3. As for Silver Lake, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 6-2.
Ansley/Litchfield suffered a grim 34-14 defeat to Silver Lake in their previous meeting back in September. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Conway, who threw for 158 yards and three touchdowns on only 12 passes, and also rushed for 72 yards and a touchdown on only seven carries. Now that Ansley/Litchfield 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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