The Mendon Hornets will square off against the Athens Indians at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Mendon has three straight victories, Athens has 12 straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Mendon is headed into the game after thoroughly thrashing Concord: they outscored them in every quarter. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Mendon blew Concord out of the water with an 84-20 final score. Fans of the Hornets have seen this all before: every one of the games they've played this season has ended in a blowout of 20+ point.
Owen Gorham had a dynamite game for Mendon, rushing for 303 yards and five touchdowns on only 12 carries. The dominant performance gave Gorham a new career-high in rushing yards. Another back making a difference was James T Lux, who rushed for 75 yards and two touchdowns on only eight carries.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Mendon was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 571 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 186 rushing yards in four consecutive matchups dating back to last season.
Mendon wouldn't let Concord keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Mendon can thank Alex Zagon and Kaiden Scott for forcing both of them.
Meanwhile, Athens took a blow against Morenci on Friday, falling 50-14.
Mendon's win bumped their record up to 3-0. As for Athens, their loss dropped their record down to 0-3.
Everything came up roses for Mendon against Athens in their previous meeting back in September of 2023 as the squad secured a 65-12 victory. In that contest, Mendon amassed a halftime lead of 51-6, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
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