St. Paul was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fifth straight loss. They took a blow against the Marmaton Valley Wildcats, falling 68-20. While losing is never fun, the Indians can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Kansas football rankings (they are ranked 86th, while the Wildcats are ranked 29th).
Brayden Lawson was his usual excellent self, rushing for 156 yards and four touchdowns on only six carries, while also throwing for 255 yards and five touchdowns while completing 73.3% of his passes for Marmaton Valley. With that strong performance, Lawson is now averaging an impressive 2.1 rushing touchdowns per game. Another player making a difference was Jaedon Granere, who gained 113 total yards and four touchdowns.
St. Paul's defeat dropped their record down to 2-6. As for Marmaton Valley, they pushed their record up to 7-1 with the victory, which was their fourth straight on the road.
The two teams are set to take part in some playoff action in their next matches. St. Paul will head out on the road to challenge Burlingame at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Burlingame will roll in looking for their ninth straight win, something St. Paul surely won't give up without a fight. As for Marmaton Valley, a feisty cat fight will be fought when Wildcats faces off against Hartford at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Marmaton Valley is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 57.2 points per game this season.
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