Football Preview: Mead Mavericks vs. Holy Family Tigers
The Mead Mavericks will head out on the road to challenge the Holy Family Tigers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Mead will be coming into the match with an undefeated record on the line.
Mead's defense heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They blew past Lewis-Palmer 31-0 at home. The score at the end of the third wound up being the final score as the Mavericks just coasted through the last quarter.
Christian Hiner looked great while leading his team to the win, throwing for 117 yards and two touchdowns while completing 75% of his passes.
Mead wouldn't let Lewis-Palmer keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force three fumbles. It was truly a group effort as Dresden Spendlove, Brycen Gissel, and Austin Ott picked up one apiece. Spendlove also set a new season high mark in total tackles with ten.
Meanwhile, Holy Family entered their contest against Pueblo East on Friday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. Holy Family lost 63-42 to Pueblo East.
Holy Family might have lost, but man, Monte Samaras was a machine: he rushed for 75 yards and two touchdowns on only nine carries, and also threw for 115 yards and a touchdown.
Mead pushed their record up to 4-0 with the victory, which was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season. As for Holy Family, their defeat ended a nine-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 2-2.
Friday's matchup might be decided in the on the ground. Mead has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 227.8 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Holy Family struggles in that department as they've been averaging 233. It's looking like Friday's match might have some serious battles in the trenches.
Mead skirted past Holy Family 35-32 in their previous meeting back in October of 2021. Will Mead repeat their success, or does Holy Family have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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