Football Preview: Lansing Lions vs. Tonganoxie Chieftains
The Lansing Lions will square off against the Tonganoxie Chieftains at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Lansing is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 34.7 points per game this season.
Lansing is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They walked away with a 23-15 victory over Atchison. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Lions.
A big part of Lansing's win came down to the chemistry between Jaxon Pollard and his top target Aj Allen. Pollard rushed for 136 yards and two touchdowns while Allen picked up 62 receiving yards and a touchdown. With that strong performance, Pollard is now averaging an impressive 101.6 rushing yards per game.
Lansing wouldn't let Atchison keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force four fumbles. Makhi Butler led the group effort, picking up two of those forced fumbles all by himself. Noah Mathis has been hot , having also posted five or more total tackles the last six times he's played.
Lansing was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 211 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Atchison only rushed for six.
Meanwhile, Tonganoxie entered their tilt with Fort Scott on Friday with three consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with four. They secured a 34-28 W over the Tigers.
Tonganoxie's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Todd Brown led the charge by picking up 178 receiving yards and three touchdowns. Brown showed off some serious burst, cutting upfield on a catch for 56 yards. Talon Langford was another key passer, throwing for 222 yards and three touchdowns on only 16 passes.
Tonganoxie's record now sits at 7-3. As for Lansing, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 6-4 record this season.
Lansing and Tonganoxie were almost perfectly matched up in their previous meeting back in September, but Lansing suffered an agonizing 14-13 loss. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Tonganoxie's Tanner Hand, who rushed for 155 yards and two touchdowns. Now that Lansing 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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