The Lewis Mills Spartans will be staying on the road on Saturday to face off against the Northwest Catholic Lions at 10:30 a.m.
Lewis Mills is headed into the game out to prove that what happened against East Catholic on Thursday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Lewis Mills was beaten by East Catholic 47-14. The Spartans haven't had much luck with the Eagles recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
Alex Weaver put forth a good effort for the losing side as he rushed for 64 yards and a touchdown on only eight carries, and also threw for 143 yards and a touchdown.
Meanwhile, Northwest Catholic strolled past Rocky Hill with points to spare on Saturday, taking the game 37-20. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Lions.
A big part of Northwest Catholic's victory came down to the chemistry between Vincent Burbank and his top target Kayden Davis. Burbank threw for 401 yards and four touchdowns while completing 72.7% of his passes while Davis picked up 286 receiving yards and three touchdowns. Davis really caught the secondary sleeping when he pulled down a catch that went for 74 yards.
Northwest Catholic wouldn't let Rocky Hill keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Northwest Catholic can thank David Calendrillo and Davis for forcing both of them.
Northwest Catholic has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 6-2 record this season. As for Lewis Mills, their loss dropped their record down to 1-7.
Lewis Mills might still be hurting after the 38-14 defeat they got from Northwest Catholic when the teams last played back in November of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Burbank, who threw for 45 yards and two touchdowns, and also rushed for 54 yards on only six carries. Now that Lewis Mills knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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