The Mead Panthers are taking a road trip to take on the Lake Stevens Vikings at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Mead is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They were the clear victor by a 31-10 margin over Eastmont. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Panthers.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Lake Stevens, who bounced back after a loss on the road two weeks ago. They blew past Tahoma 56-24 on Friday. Given the Vikings' advantage in MaxPreps' Washington football rankings (they are ranked 13th, while the Bears are ranked 62nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
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. Maxten Cook was in the mix as well, providing Lake Stevens with two touchdowns.
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.
Lake Stevens' defense made their presence known, laying out the QB six times. Tahoma's QB won't forget Brayden Dougherty anytime soon given he sacked him twice. Brayden Slezak was another major factor on D, picking up a sack and making seven total tackles (2.0 for loss).
Lake Stevens pushed their record up to 7-3 with the victory, which was their fifth straight at home. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 43.4 points. As for Mead, their record is now 9-1.
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