Football Preview: Millard North Mustangs vs. Lincoln Southeast Knights
The Millard North Mustangs are on the road again on Friday to play the Lincoln Southeast Knights at 7:00 p.m. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Millard North will head into Friday's contest on the come-up: they were handed a three-point loss in their last matchup, but they sure didn't let that happen against Columbus on Friday. Millard North claimed a resounding 41-0 victory over Columbus. The high-flying offensive performance was a huge turnaround for the Mustangs considering their ten-point performance the match before.
Meanwhile, Lincoln Southeast waltzed into their game on Friday with three straight wins... but they left with four. They took down the Spartans 21-3.
Cash Buettenback was his usual excellent self, rushing for 131 yards and two touchdowns. His rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his third straight game with at least 131 rushing yards. Dane Omel did his part to keep the secondary busy, picking up 85 receiving yards.
On the other side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Lincoln Southeast's defense and their three sacks. In that department, Caden VanCleave was the leader with two.
Millard North now has a winning record of 5-4. As for Lincoln Southeast, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 7-2 record this season.
Millard North took their win against Lincoln Southeast in their previous matchup back in September of 2023 by a conclusive 49-28. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Lincoln Southeast's Owen Baxter, who threw for 189 yards and three touchdowns, and also rushed for 84 yards and a touchdown. Now that he won't be playing on Friday, will it be easier for Millard North to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
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