Football Preview: Mapleton Mounties vs. Crestview Cougars
The Mapleton Mounties will venture away from home to face off against the Crestview Cougars at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Mapleton is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They took their contest on the road on Friday with ease, bagging a 47-13 win over New London. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest victory of the season.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Crestview, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Saturday. They were the clear victor by a 28-8 margin over Western Reserve on Friday. The Cougars' offense checked out after the first half but had enough points banked to take the game anyway.
Crestview's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Liam Kuhn, who threw for 159 yards and three touchdowns on only 14 passes. Crestview also got a significant boost from Ayden Reymer, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 82 yards.
Crestview didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. It was truly a group effort as Joe Kososky, Dylan Burge, and Tyson Ringler picked up one apiece.
Mapleton is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games, which provided a massive bump to their 4-5 record this season. As for Crestview, their victory bumped their record up to an identical 4-5.
Mapleton was able to grind out a solid win over Crestview in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, winning 28-18. The rematch might be a little tougher for Mapleton since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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