Football Preview: Somerset Academy Losee Lions vs. Western Warriors
Somerset Academy Losee is 3-0 against Western since September of 2022, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Somerset Academy Losee Lions are taking a road trip to take on the Western Warriors at 6:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Somerset Academy Losee has five straight wins, Western has 15 straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Last Friday, Somerset Academy Losee took their match on the road with ease, bagging a 49-10 victory over Bonanza. The result was nothing new for the Lions, who have now won three games by 21 points or more so far this season.
Phazon Hardwick continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 136 yards and two touchdowns on only ten carries. With that strong performance, he is now averaging an impressive 104.7 rushing yards per game. Tyler Brodie also helped with two touchdowns in total.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Somerset Academy Losee was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 280 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 235 rushing yards in 19 consecutive contests dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, Western scored the most points they've had all season on Friday, but it wasn't enough. They lost to Cimarron-Memorial on the road by a 34-15 margin. The Warriors were down 34-0 at the end of the third quarter, which was just too much to recover from.
Somerset Academy Losee pushed their record up to 5-1 with the win, which was their third straight on the road. As for Western, their loss dropped their record down to 0-5.
Everything came up roses for Somerset Academy Losee against Western in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, as the squad secured a 41-6 victory. In that matchup, Somerset Academy Losee amassed a halftime lead of 35-6, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
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