Two dominant signal callers in Mason Reed and Grant Kozisek are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Mead Raiders are taking a road trip to challenge the East Butler Tigers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Mead has given up an average of 32.2 points per game this season, but Friday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
On Friday, Mead lost to McCool Junction at home by a 52-36 margin.
The match pitted two dominant signal callers against one another in Reed and Carson McDonald. McDonald had a great game and rushed for 268 yards and four scores while picking up 9.6 yards per carry. Meanwhile, Reed was balling out in the loss, throwing for 207 yards and three TDs, while also rushing for 62 yards.
Meanwhile, East Butler fell victim to Shelby-Rising City and their airtight defense on Friday. They were dealt a 66-0 loss at the hands of the Huskies. While losing is never fun, the Tigers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Nebraska football rankings (they are ranked 54th, while the Huskies are ranked fourth).
This is the second loss in a row for East Butler and nudges their season record down to 3-2. As for Mead, their defeat dropped their record down to an identical 3-2.
Mead came up short against East Butler in their previous meeting back in October of 2024, falling 52-46. Can the Raiders avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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