After flying high against Centre last Friday, Crest came back down to earth. The Crest Lancers were dealt a 60-14 loss at the hands of the Marmaton Valley Wildcats on Friday. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Lancers of the 54-6 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in October of 2023.
Although Crest took the loss, they still got scores from Henry White and Jensin Barker.
It was another big night for Brayden Lawson, who rushed for 146 yards and five touchdowns on only eight carries, and also threw for 157 yards and two touchdowns on only 14 passes for Marmaton Valley. The dominant performance gave Lawson a new career-high in rushing yards. Jaedon Granere was Lawson's top target, picking up 51 receiving yards and a touchdown, while also rushing for 37 yards and a touchdown.
Crest's loss dropped their record down to 4-3. As for Marmaton Valley, the win was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 6-1.
Crest will be playing in front of their home fans against Waverly on Friday. Waverly is coming into the game with three straight victories on the road, so Crest will have to stop a squad with plenty of momentum. As for Marmaton Valley, they will venture away from home to challenge St. Paul at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Marmaton Valley is facing St. Paul at the right time seeing as St. Paul is stuck on a four-game losing streak.
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