The Meridian Mustangs are taking a road trip to face off against the Red Cloud Warriors at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both will really light up the scoreboard.
Meridian will head into Friday's game after some sweet revenge against Lewiston: Meridian couldn't quite topple Lewiston two weeks ago, but it was still a huge improvement compared to the 21-point defeat they took when the two last played. Meridian simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Lewiston 62-12 at home.
Meanwhile, you're bound to get a positive result if you outscore your opponent every quarter, and that's exactly how it played out for Red Cloud on Friday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that they blew Sterling out of the water with a 73-24 final score. The match was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 43-16.
Hunter Englehart was the offensive standout of the contest as he rushed for 62 yards and a touchdown on only eight carries.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Red Cloud was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 318 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 272 rushing yards in three consecutive matchups.
Meridian's first victory this season bumped their record up to 1-2. As for Red Cloud, their record now sits at 3-0.
Meridian was dealt a bruising 40-0 loss at the hands of Red Cloud when the teams last played back in September of 2023. Can Meridian avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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