The Silver Lake Mustangs will square off against the Stuart Broncos at 2:00 p.m. on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both will really light up the scoreboard.
Last Friday, Silver Lake got the win against Ansley/Litchfield by a conclusive 34-14. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Mustangs.
Lane Conway had a dynamite game for Silver Lake, throwing for 158 yards and three touchdowns on only 12 passes, while also rushing for 72 yards and a touchdown on only seven carries. That's the most total yards Conway has posted since back in August of 2023. Another player making a difference was Jaxon Tenbensel, who gained 84 total yards and a touchdown.
Silver Lake's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. In fact, those interceptions all came courtesy of defensive juggernaut Tenbensel.
Meanwhile, Stuart suffered their closest defeat since August 25, 2023 on Friday. They fell just short of Sumner-Eddyville-Miller by a score of 36-33. The loss continues a trend for the Broncos in their matchups with the Mustangs: they've now lost five in a row.
Despite the defeat, Stuart had strong showings from Kayde Ramm, who threw for 173 yards and five touchdowns while completing 75% of his passes, and Benjamin Paxton, who picked up 128 receiving yards and three touchdowns. With that strong performance, Ramm is now averaging an impressive 3.5 passing touchdowns per game. The team also got some help courtesy of Hunter Tubbs, who picked up 40 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Even if they lost, Stuart's defensive line still kept up the pressure with four sacks. Tubbs was especially locked on to Sumner-Eddyville-Miller's QB and sacked him three times. Tubbs didn't just play on offense: he also picked up three sacks and made nine total tackles.
Silver Lake's win bumped their record up to 2-0. As for Stuart, their loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 1-1.
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