The Meridian Hawks will square off against the St. Thomas More Sabers at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Meridian will aim to continue their three-game streak of scoring more points each contest than the last.
Meridian is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They took their game on Friday with ease, bagging a 67-26 win over Blue Ridge. With the Hawks ahead 49-12 at the half, the matchup was all but over already.
Bryce Brown
| 10/17/25 @ Blue Ridge | 5 |
| 10/10/25 vs Unity Christian/Mt. Pulaski | 3 |
| 09/27/25 vs Metro-East Lutheran | 3 |
| 10/04/25 @ Milford/Cissna Park | 2 |
| 09/19/25 @ Hutsonville/Palestine | 2 |
| + 3 more games |
A big part of Meridian's victory came down to the chemistry between Seth Ralston and his top target Bryce Brown. Ralston gained 199 total yards and three touchdowns while Brown threw for 201 yards and five touchdowns on only 14 passes. Meridian is 2-1 when Brown posts three or more passing touchdowns, but 1-4 otherwise.
Meridian was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 269 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, St. Thomas More faced Unity Christian/Mt. Pulaski in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Saturday. The Sabers fell 6-0 to the Lions. The contest marked the first time this season in which the Sabers were not able to get on the board.
This is the second loss in a row for St. Thomas More and nudges their season record down to 2-6. As for Meridian, their win bumped their record up to 3-5.
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