The Meadville Bulldogs will head out to square off against the General McLane Lancers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Meadville is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 33.2 points per game this season.
Meadville took a loss when they played away from home last Friday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Saturday. They came out on top against Oil City by a score of 27-20.
Meadville's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Jordan Lawrence, who rushed for 141 yards and a touchdown. Lawrence's rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his third straight game with at least 127 rushing yards. Jacoby Thompson also helped with two touchdowns in total.
Meadville was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 229 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 167 rushing yards in eight consecutive matches.
Meadville didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Amari Grenaway and Ryan Elverton.
Meanwhile, after a string of seven wins, General McLane's good fortune finally ran out back in October. They fell 39-32 to Cathedral Prep. The Lancers have struggled against the Ramblers recently, as the game was their fifth consecutive lost matchup.
Even though the team lost, they still had their share of impressive performances. One of the best came from Isaac Zietz, who threw for 256 yards and two touchdowns, and also rushed for 35 yards and two touchdowns. Teige Berger was another key rusher, gaining 140 total yards and two touchdowns.
Meadville pushed their record up to 6-5 with the victory, which was their third straight at home. As for General McLane, their loss dropped their record down to 7-2.
The upcoming game will be a clash of competing strengths. Meadville has deployed a run-first offense that has averaged 253.3 rushing yards a game. Meanwhile, General McLane has preferred to attack from the air: they average 275.4 passing yards per game. So which strategy will prevail on Friday? There's only one way to find out.
Meadville came up short against General McLane in their previous meeting back in October, falling 35-27. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Zietz, who threw for 191 yards and three touchdowns while completing 75% of his passes, and also rushed for 70 yards and a touchdown. Now that Meadville knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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