The Meridian Mustangs will head out on the road to square off against the Red Cloud Warriors at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: both posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Meridian will head into Friday's game after some sweet revenge against Lewiston: Meridian couldn't quite topple Lewiston two weeks ago, but it was still a huge improvement compared to the 21-point loss they took when the two last played. Meridian breezed by Lewiston at home to the tune of 62-12.
Meanwhile, you're bound to get a positive result if you outscore your opponent every quarter, and that's exactly how it played out for Red Cloud on Friday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that they blew Sterling out of the water with a 73-24 final score. With the Warriors ahead 43-16 at the half, the contest was all but over already.
Red Cloud can attribute much of their success to Hunter Englehart, who rushed for 62 yards and a touchdown on only eight carries.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Red Cloud was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 318 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 272 rushing yards in three consecutive matchups.
Meridian's first win this season bumped their record up to 1-2. As for Red Cloud, their record now sits at 3-0.
Meridian was taken down by Red Cloud 40-0 in their previous meeting back in September of 2023. Can Meridian avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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