Football Game Preview: Silver Lake Mustangs vs. Harvard Cardinals + How To Watch

The Silver Lake Mustangs will head out on the road to challenge the Harvard Cardinals at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Silver Lake's favor is that they have posted at least 31 points in their last four matchups.

Silver Lake is headed into the contest after thoroughly thrashing Meridian: they outscored them in every quarter. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Silver Lake blew Meridian out of the water with a 52-19 final score. The game was all but wrapped up at the end of the third, by which point Silver Lake had established a 20-point advantage.

The match pitted two dominant backs against one another in Jaxon Tenbensel and Jayton Jones. Tenbensel had a great game on Friday and gained 212 total yards and three touchdowns. Meanwhile, Jones was balling out in the loss, rushing for 60 yards and a pair of TDs, while also catching one touchdown.

Meanwhile, Harvard scored the most points they've had this season on Friday, but it wasn't enough. They were outmatched by Lewiston and fell 84-16. The Cardinals were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 58-0.

Silver Lake is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 5-2 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 52.0 points over those games. As for Harvard, their loss dropped their record down to 0-7.

Everything came up roses for Silver Lake against Harvard in their previous matchup back in October of 2024, as the squad secured a 63-26 win. In that contest, the Mustangs amassed a halftime lead of 49-6, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.