The Lamar Warriors will venture away from home to face off against the Mena Bearcats at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Hopefully Lamar focused on turnovers this week as the team gave up four on Friday.
Lamar will head out to face Mena after giving up their first home loss of the season on Friday. Lamar was beaten by Clinton 56-24. The Warriors have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Despite the loss, Lamar had strong showings from Caleb Green, who threw for 324 yards and two touchdowns, and Eli Jones, who picked up 79 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Meanwhile, Mena put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They took down Pottsville 33-14.
Brody Peters was his usual excellent self, rushing for 173 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 9.6 yards per carry. His rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his third straight game with at least 125 rushing yards dating back to last season.
Mena's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of Jair Hernandez and Tripp Hensley. Another thorn in Pottsville's side was Tucker Stricklin, who picked up 1.5 sacks, forced a fumble, and made seven total tackles (2.0 for loss).
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Mena was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 219 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 174 rushing yards in four consecutive matches.
Lamar's defeat dropped their record down to 2-2. As for Mena, their victory bumped their record up to 4-0.
Lamar beat Mena 21-9 in their previous matchup back in November of 2021. The rematch might be a little tougher for Lamar since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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