Football Preview: Mead Panthers vs. Eastmont Wildcats
The Mead Panthers will face off against the Eastmont Wildcats at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Mead's defense has only allowed 14.6 points per game this season, so Eastmont's offense will have their work cut out for them.
Mead gave up the first points last Friday, but they didn't let that get them down. They came out on top against Shadle Park by a score of 28-20. Given the Panthers' advantage in MaxPreps' Washington football rankings (they are ranked 22nd, while the Highlanders are ranked 93rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, everything went Eastmont's way against West Valley on Friday as Eastmont made off with a 34-12 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Wildcats.
This one was won in the trenches and the lion's share of the credit has to go to Austin Zelinski and Bodie Yale. Zelinski gained 140 total yards and two touchdowns while Yale rushed for 142 yards and two touchdowns on only ten carries. Those 142 rushing yards gave Yale a new career-high.
Eastmont's defense made their presence known, laying out the QB five times. Tyson Gonzalez was especially locked on to West Valley's QB and sacked him twice.
Mead's victory was their eighth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 8-1. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 27.2 points. As for Eastmont, their record now sits at 7-2.
Mead came up short against Eastmont in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, falling 28-19. Thankfully for Mead, Gunnar Peterson (who rushed for 149 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 8.3 yards per carry) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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