Football Preview: Miami Warriors vs. McLean Tigers
The Miami Warriors will challenge the McLean Tigers at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
McLean is hoping to do what White Deer couldn't on Thursday: put an end to Miami's winning streak, which now stands at three games. Miami claimed a resounding 46-0 victory over White Deer on the road. The Warriors might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won three matchups by 46 points or more this season.
Micah Hinshaw was a one-man wrecking crew for Miami as he rushed for 61 yards and two touchdowns on only six carries. Hinshaw also put in work on the defensive side of the ball, making four total tackles (1.0 for loss) and defending a pass. Another player making a difference was Jack Kotara, who threw for 84 yards and two touchdowns on perfect 7-for-7 passing.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Miami was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 242 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 214 rushing yards in four consecutive games.
Miami wouldn't let White Deer keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force three fumbles. Miami can thank Gunner Lackey and Kristopher Gorecki for forcing all of them.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask McLean). They breezed by Boys Ranch at home to the tune of 58-12 on Thursday. Given the Tigers' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 79th, while the Roughriders are ranked 244th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Miami's win bumped their record up to 3-1. As for McLean, the victory got them back to even at 2-2.
Everything came up roses for Miami against McLean in their previous matchup back in October of 2023 as the team secured a 51-6 win. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was McLean's Jack Magee, who rushed for 97 yards on only 11 carries, and also threw for 61 yards and a touchdown. Now that he won't be playing on Thursday, will it be easier for Miami to walk away with another win? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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