Football Preview: Red Cloud Warriors vs. Silver Lake Mustangs
The Red Cloud Warriors will take on the Silver Lake Mustangs at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Silver Lake is hoping to do what Harvard couldn't on Friday: put an end to Red Cloud's winning streak, which now stands at five games. Red Cloud took their matchup on the road with ease, bagging a 60-7 victory over Harvard. That 53 point margin sets a new team best for the Warriors this season.
Hunter Englehart continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 63 yards and a touchdown on only six carries, while also catching a touchdown.
Red Cloud didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Carlos Horne and Gage Ely. Ely is also on a roll when it comes to rushing touchdowns, as he's now punched in two or more in the last five games he's played dating back to last season.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Red Cloud was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 207 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 207 rushing yards in five consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Silver Lake). They simply couldn't be stopped on Friday as they easily beat Dorchester 49-0 at home. The Mustangs' offense checked out after the first half but had enough points banked to take the game anyway.
Silver Lake can attribute much of their success to Lane Conway, who rushed for 106 yards and two touchdowns, and Jaxon Tenbensel, who rushed for 86 yards and a touchdown on only five carries. That's the most rushing yards Conway has posted since back in September of 2023. Casey Conway also helped with two touchdowns in total.
Red Cloud's win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 5-0. As for Silver Lake, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 4-1.
Friday's game might be decided in the on the ground. Red Cloud has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 285 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Silver Lake struggles in that department as they've been averaging 200.5. It's looking like Friday's match might have some serious battles in the trenches.
Everything came up roses for Red Cloud against Silver Lake in their previous matchup back in October of 2021, as the team secured a 58-14 win. In that matchup, Red Cloud amassed a halftime lead of 30-8, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
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