Football Preview: Halstead Dragons vs. Lyons Lions
Halstead is 4-0 against Lyons since September of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Halstead Dragons will host the Lyons Lions at 7:00 p.m. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
Halstead is headed into the contest out to prove that what happened against Southeast of Saline on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Halstead came up short against Southeast of Saline, falling 38-15. While losing is never fun, the Dragons can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Kansas football rankings (they are ranked 114th, while the Trojans are ranked 23rd).
Halstead might have lost, but man, Joey Millspaugh was a machine: he rushed for 94 yards and a touchdown on only 12 carries, and also picked up 48 receiving yards. Backing up that air attack was Braxton Creed, who rushed for 81 yards.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Halstead was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 300 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 174 rushing yards in seven consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, Lyons was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They were dealt a 32-0 loss at the hands of Hillsboro.
Halstead dropped their record down to 2-5 with the defeat, which was their third straight on the road. As for Lyons, their loss dropped their record down to 1-6.
Everything came up roses for Halstead against Lyons when the teams last played back in October of 2023, as the team secured a 52-6 win. In that match, Halstead amassed a halftime lead of 45-0, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
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