It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Mead can now relate to. They fell just short of the Lake Stevens Vikings by a score of 52-49 on Saturday. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Friday (31), the Panthers still had to take the loss.
Leading Lake Stevens to victory were Jayshon Limar and Kolton Matson. Limar gained 234 total yards and five touchdowns, while Matson rushed for 131 yards and a touchdown on only nine carries. With that strong performance, Limar is now averaging an impressive 2.1 rushing touchdowns per game. Kekoa Okiyama was another key player, picking up 89 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Mead's defeat ended an eight-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 9-2. As for Lake Stevens, they pushed their record up to 8-3 with the win, which was their sixth straight at home.
Mead does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Lake Stevens, they are taking a road trip to challenge Chiawana at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Chiawana will roll in looking for their tenth straight victory, something Lake Stevens surely won't give up without a fight.
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