Football Preview: Mitchell Mountaineers vs. Owen Warhorses
Mitchell has gone 9-1 against Owen recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Wednesday. The Mitchell Mountaineers will look to defend their home field against the Owen Warhorses at 7:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Mitchell has four straight victories, Owen has five straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Mitchell is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They simply couldn't be stopped on Friday as they easily beat Madison 55-28 on the road. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest win of the season.
Mitchell had a senior duo take command as Caleb Cook threw for 125 yards and four touchdowns and Cole Young rushed for 78 yards and a touchdown on only six carries. The dominant performance gave Young a new career-high in rushing yards. Deshawn Orr got in on the action as well, returning a kick for a touchdown.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Mitchell was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 247 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 183 rushing yards in five consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, while it was Owen who put the first points on the board on Friday, it was Draughn who put up more. Owen lost 28-3 to Draughn.
Mitchell pushed their record up to 4-1 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road. As for Owen, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-5.
Mitchell strolled past Owen in their previous matchup back in September of 2023 by a score of 35-18. Will Mitchell repeat their success, or does Owen have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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