Lyons hasn't had much luck against Halstead recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Lyons Lions will head out to take on the Halstead Dragons at 7:00 p.m. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
Lyons' offense might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against Hillsboro on Friday. They took a blow against the Trojans, falling 32-0. The Lions' defeat continues a trend for the squad, making it four in a row.
Meanwhile, a win for Halstead just wasn't in the cards on Friday as the team wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They lost 38-15 to Southeast of Saline. The Dragons haven't had much luck with the Trojans recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
Halstead might have lost, but man, Joey Millspaugh was a machine: he rushed for 94 yards and a touchdown on only 12 carries, and also picked up 48 receiving yards. Backing up that air attack was Braxton Creed, who rushed for 81 yards.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Halstead was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 300 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 174 rushing yards in seven consecutive contests.
Lyons' loss dropped their record down to 1-6. As for Halstead, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-5.
Lyons was taken down by Halstead 52-6 in their previous matchup back in October of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Creed, who rushed for 43 yards and two touchdowns, and also threw for 256 yards and a touchdown while completing 72.7% of his passes. Now that Lyons 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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