Football Preview: Lamar Consolidated Mustangs vs. Iowa Colony Pioneers
The Lamar Consolidated Mustangs will head out to square off against the Iowa Colony Pioneers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Lamar Consolidated is no doubt hoping to put an end to a six-game streak of away losses dating back to last season.
Lamar Consolidated is headed into the game out to prove that what happened against Fort Bend Marshall on Thursday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Lamar Consolidated had to suffer through a 61-6 loss at the hands of Fort Bend Marshall. While losing is never fun, the Mustangs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 952nd, while the Buffalos are ranked 120th).
Meanwhile, after only ten points in their last matchup, Iowa Colony made sure to put some points up on the board against Santa Fe on Friday. Iowa Colony simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Santa Fe 41-7 on the road. With the Pioneers ahead 20-0 at the half, the match was all but over already.
Iowa Colony's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Aaron Tenner, who rushed for 58 yards and a touchdown on only five carries.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Iowa Colony was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 246 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in November of 2023.
Lamar Consolidated's defeat dropped their record down to 1-5. As for Iowa Colony, their win bumped their record up to 5-1.
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