After two games on the road, Maur Hill Prep-Mount Academy is heading back home. They will welcome the Riverside [Wathena/Elwood] Cyclones at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Maur Hill Prep-Mount Academy will roll into the game after a wild two-game stretch: they didn't score any points two weeks ago, then bounced right back against Maranatha Christian Academy on Friday. Maur Hill Prep-Mount Academy blew past Maranatha Christian Academy 65-12 on the road.
Luke Siebert went supernova for Maur Hill Prep-Mount Academy, throwing for 107 yards and three touchdowns on only nine passes, while also rushing for 30 yards and a touchdown. Raheem Thompson also deserves a mention for his punt return touchdown.
On the other side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Maur Hill Prep-Mount Academy's defense and their six sacks. In that department, Thompson was the leader with three. Maur Hill Prep-Mount Academy got some further help from Daric Ebanks: he picked up a sack, forced a fumble, and forced a fumble.
Meanwhile, everything went Riverside [Wathena/Elwood]'s way against McLouth on Friday as Riverside [Wathena/Elwood] made off with a 35-14 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Cyclones.
Maur Hill Prep-Mount Academy's victory ended a five-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 2-1. As for Riverside [Wathena/Elwood], they now also have a winning record of 2-1.
Maur Hill Prep-Mount Academy skirted past Riverside [Wathena/Elwood] 24-21 in their previous meeting back in October of 2021. Will Maur Hill Prep-Mount Academy repeat their success, or does Riverside [Wathena/Elwood] have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
