Football Preview: Lansing Lions vs. Atchison Phoenix
The Lansing Lions will venture away from home to square off against the Atchison Phoenix at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Lansing is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They enjoyed a cozy 37-19 victory over Eudora.
Lansing got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Jaxon Pollard out in front who rushed for 63 yards and two touchdowns, and also threw for 29 yards and a touchdown. Aj Allen also helped out with an impressive 85 receiving yards.
Meanwhile, Atchison had already won seven in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 45.3 points) and they went ahead and made it eight on Friday. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat the Braves 62-12. The result was nothing new for the Phoenix, who have now won eight matches by 39 points or more so far this season.
A big part of Atchison's victory came down to the chemistry between Kolton Bonnel and his top target Leighton Boldridge. Bonnel threw for 206 yards and three touchdowns on only 16 passes while Boldridge rushed for 127 yards on only 14 carries. What's more, Bonnel also racked up seven rushing yards, the most he's had since back in September.
Atchison pushed their record up to 8-1 with the win, which was their fourth straight at home. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 57.0 points per game. As for Lansing, they now have a winning record of 5-4.
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