Lake Stevens is on a five-game streak of home wins, while Mead is on a eight-game streak of away wins (dating back to last season): one of those streaks is about to end. The Lake Stevens Vikings will welcome the Mead Panthers at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Last Friday, everything came up roses for Lake Stevens against Tahoma as the squad secured a 56-24 win. The matchup was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 29-7.
Jayshon Limar continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 204 yards and a touchdown on only 15 carries, while also catching a touchdown. That's the most rushing yards he has posted since back in November of 2023. Kolton Matson was another key player, throwing for 96 yards and three touchdowns while completing 76.9% of his passes.
Lake Stevens' defense stepped up as well, laying out the QB six times. Leading the way was Brayden Dougherty with two sacks. Brayden Slezak was another major factor on D, picking up a sack and making seven total tackles (2.0 for loss).
Lake Stevens was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 333 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, it can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Mead had no problem doing just that on Friday. They put the hurt on the Wildcats with a sharp 31-10 victory.
Mead's win bumped their record up to 9-1. As for Lake Stevens, their victory bumped their record up to 7-3.
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