Football Preview: St. Paul Indians vs. Marmaton Valley Wildcats
St. Paul has been away from home for two games now, but on Friday they'll finally make their return. They will host the Marmaton Valley Wildcats at 7:00 p.m. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Last Friday, St. Paul came up short against Waverly and fell 48-36. Even if the Indians couldn't come away with the win, the high-scoring effort was a great turnaround for their offense, which had struggled int the games prior.
Meanwhile, Marmaton Valley entered their tilt with Crest on Friday with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They blew past the Lancers 60-14 at home. The result was nothing new for the Wildcats, who have now won five contests by 46 points or more so far this season.
It was another big night for Brayden Lawson, who rushed for 146 yards and five touchdowns on only eight carries, and also threw for 157 yards and two touchdowns on only 14 passes. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards. Jaedon Granere was Lawson's top target, picking up 51 receiving yards and a touchdown, while also rushing for 37 yards and a touchdown.
Marmaton Valley wouldn't let Crest keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Lawson was the leader in that area as all came courtesy of his dominant performance.
St. Paul dropped their record down to 2-5 with the loss, which was their third straight on the road. As for Marmaton Valley, their victory bumped their record up to 6-1.
St. Paul was dealt a bruising 76-28 defeat at the hands of Marmaton Valley in their previous meeting back in October of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Lawson, who threw for 346 yards and seven touchdowns while completing 80% of his passes, and also rushed for 83 yards and two touchdowns. Now that St. Paul 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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