Football Preview: Climax-Scotts Panthers vs. Mendon Hornets
Climax-Scotts is on a seven-game streak of home wins (dating back to last season), while Mendon is on a three-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Climax-Scotts Panthers will host the Mendon Hornets at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Last Friday, Climax-Scotts humbled Bellevue with a 36-6 victory.
Meanwhile, Mendon took their matchup at home on Friday with ease, bagging a 62-20 win over St. Philip Catholic Central. With the Hornets ahead 56-12 at the half, the game was all but over already.
Owen Gorham continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 116 yards and three touchdowns on only six carries. He is on a roll when it comes to rushing touchdowns, as he's now punched in two or more in the last seven games he's played dating back to last season. Another rusher making a difference was James T Lux, who rushed for 77 yards and a touchdown.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Mendon was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 286 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 186 rushing yards in eight consecutive matches dating back to last season.
Mendon didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. Cam Bingaman picked up that interception and then proceeded to rub salt in the wound by taking it back the other way for a touchdown.
Climax-Scotts' victory bumped their record up to 6-1. As for Mendon, their win bumped their record up to 7-0.
Everything came up roses for Climax-Scotts against Mendon in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, as the squad secured a 58-28 victory. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Gorham, who rushed for 201 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 7.7 yards per carry. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Climax-Scotts still be able to contain Gorham? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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