The Lakin Broncs will square off against the Halstead Dragons at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Lakin's defense heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They really took it to Larned for the full four quarters, racking up a 49-0 victory. Considering the Broncs have won four matches by more than 48 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Adrik Gomez-Esquibel was the offensive standout of the matchup as he rushed for 75 yards and a touchdown on only five carries. Dru Patterson made the highlight reel by snagging an interception and taking it all the way to the house.
Another reason for the win was Lakin's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for three sacks. In fact, those sacks all came courtesy of defensive juggernaut Eli Bemis.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Halstead). They breezed by Lyons to the tune of 54-0 on Friday. With that win, the Dragons brought their scoring average up to 27.7 points per game.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Halstead to victory, but perhaps none more so than Joey Millspaugh, who rushed for 163 yards and a touchdown on only ten carries. The dominant performance gave Millspaugh a new career-high in rushing yards. Another player making a difference was Breeson Bigley, who gained 120 total yards and two touchdowns.
Halstead was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 386 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 174 rushing yards in eight consecutive games.
Halstead didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off four passes before the game was over. Braxton Creed led the group effort, picking up two of those interceptions all by himself.
Lakin is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 6-2 record this season. As for Halstead, their victory bumped their record up to 3-5.
Friday's match might be decided in the on the ground. Lakin has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 279.1 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Halstead struggles in that department as they've been averaging 250.9. It's looking like Friday's matchup might have some serious battles in the trenches. Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more football content.
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