Stanton has gone 4-0 against Laurel-Concord-Coleridge recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Stanton Mustangs will square off against the Laurel-Concord-Coleridge Bears at 7:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Stanton has 20 straight wins, Laurel-Concord-Coleridge has three straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Last Friday, everything went Stanton's way against Plainview as Stanton made off with a 48-28 victory. The result was nothing new for the Mustangs, who have now won five contests by 20 points or more so far this season.
Barrett Wilke continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 145 yards and two touchdowns, while also throwing for 105 yards and a touchdown on only six passes. His rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his 13th straight game with at least 124 rushing yards dating back to last season.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Stanton was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 260 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 205 rushing yards in 20 consecutive matchups dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, a win for Laurel-Concord-Coleridge just wasn't in the cards on Friday as the team wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They took a blow against Summerland [Clearwater/Ewing/Orchard], falling 59-14. The match marked the Bears' lowest-scoring game so far this season.
Despite the loss, Laurel-Concord-Coleridge got top-tier performance from Eli Haisch, who rushed for 128 yards and a touchdown while picking up 7.1 yards per carry. Those 128 rushing yards gave Haisch a new career-high.
Stanton's victory was their 11th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 7-0. As for Laurel-Concord-Coleridge, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-6.
Friday's contest might be decided in the on the ground. Stanton has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 389.7 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Laurel-Concord-Coleridge struggles in that department as they've been averaging 163. It's looking like Friday's matchup might have some serious battles in the trenches.
Stanton came out on top in a nail-biter against Laurel-Concord-Coleridge in their previous meeting back in September of 2021, sneaking past 11-8. Will Stanton repeat their success, or does Laurel-Concord-Coleridge have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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