The Mathews Mustangs are taking a road trip to square off against the Harding Skippers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Mathews' offense hasn't had much luck over their past four matchups, but Friday's contest will give them a chance to turn things around.
Mathews' offense might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against Pymatuning Valley on Thursday. They took a blow against the Lakers, falling 50-0. While losing is never fun, the Mustangs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio football rankings (they are ranked 708th, while the Lakers are ranked 327th).
Harding never got on the board in their matchup last Friday, but that sure wasn't the case in their game against St. John last Friday. They blew past the Fighting Herald 43-13 at home. The result was nothing new for the Skippers, who have now won four games by 29 points or more so far this season.
Brady Lawson was the offensive standout of the match as he threw for 185 yards and two touchdowns, and also rushed for 77 yards. Those 77 rushing yards gave him a new career-high. Yomar Castellano also deserves a mention for his punt return touchdown.
Harding didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Dj Dambolena and Castellano.
Mathews' loss dropped their record down to 1-7. As for Harding, they now have a winning record of 4-3.
Mathews took a serious blow against Harding when the teams last played back in October of 2023, falling 40-0. Can Mathews avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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