Stanton put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They blew past the Laurel-Concord-Coleridge Bears 70-26 on the road. Given the Mustangs' advantage in MaxPreps' Nebraska football rankings (they are ranked second, while the Bears are ranked 85th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Barrett Wilke continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 162 yards and two touchdowns on only six carries, while also throwing for 85 yards and two touchdowns. His rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his 14th straight game with at least 124 rushing yards dating back to last season. Another player making a difference was Jordan Claussen, who gained 75 total yards and two touchdowns.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Stanton was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 407 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 260 rushing yards in five consecutive matches.
When it comes to explaining why Laurel-Concord-Coleridge lost, don't look at Eli Haisch. Despite the final result, he rushed for 94 yards and two touchdowns.
Stanton's win was their ninth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 8-0. As for Laurel-Concord-Coleridge, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-7.
Stanton will look to defend their home field on Thursday against Clarkson/Leigh at 7:00 p.m. Clarkson/Leigh is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 39 points per game this season. Laurel-Concord-Coleridge does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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