With a playoff game on the line, Mead rose to the challenge on Saturday. They came out on top against the Pueblo Central Wildcats by a score of 34-23. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Mavericks.
Mead's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Christian Hiner, who threw for 96 yards and two touchdowns on only eight passes, and also rushed for 39 yards.
Another reason for the win was Mead's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for five sacks. In that department, Josh Gonsalves was the leader with two. He has been hot recently, having also posted six or more total tackles the last three times he's played.
Although Pueblo Central took the loss, they still got scores from Amari Brown, Genaro Pino, and Aiden Hassoldt.
Mead's record is now 10-1. As for Pueblo Central, the defeat snapped their winning streak at four games and leaves them with a 9-3 record.
Mead will be playing in front of their home fans against Pomona at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Mead is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 31.7 points per game this season. Pueblo Central does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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