The Mead Mavericks will face off against the Lewis-Palmer Rangers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Mead will be strutting in after a victory while Lewis-Palmer will be coming in after a loss.
Lewis-Palmer is hoping to do what Greeley West couldn't on Friday: put an end to Mead's winning streak, which now stands at three games. Mead blew past Greeley West 42-6 on the road.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Mead to victory, but perhaps none more so than Christian Hiner, who rushed for 74 yards and a touchdown, and also threw for 78 yards and a touchdown on only six passes. The dominant performance gave Hiner a new career-high in rushing yards. Another back making a difference was Ryan St. Aubin, who rushed for 106 yards and a touchdown on only eight carries.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Mead was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 373 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 169 rushing yards in three consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, it's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 56-21, which was the final score in Lewis-Palmer's tilt against Holy Family on Friday. The Rangers have struggled against the Tigers recently, as their game on Friday was their third consecutive lost matchup.
Lewis-Palmer might have lost, but man, Mekhi Mayes was a machine: he rushed for 190 yards and a touchdown while picking up 9.5 yards per carry. Mayes' longest rush was for an incredible 80 yards.
Mead's win bumped their record up to 3-0. As for Lewis-Palmer, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-3.
Friday's match might be decided in the on the ground. Mead has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 258.7 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Lewis-Palmer struggles in that department as they've been averaging 304.2. It's looking like Friday's contest might have some serious battles in the trenches.
Everything came up roses for Mead against Lewis-Palmer in their previous matchup back in September of 2021, as the squad secured a 42-8 victory. In that game, Mead amassed a halftime lead of 42-0, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
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