With a playoff game on the line, Lansing rose to the challenge on Friday. They walked away with a 23-15 win over the Atchison Phoenix. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Lions.
A big part of Lansing's victory came down to the chemistry between Jaxon Pollard and his top target Aj Allen. Pollard rushed for 136 yards and two touchdowns while Allen picked up 62 receiving yards and a touchdown. With that strong performance, Pollard is now averaging an impressive 101.6 rushing yards per game.
Lansing has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 6-4 record this season. As for Atchison, their loss ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 8-2.
Lansing has already played their next game, a 21-7 defeat against Tonganoxie on the 15th. Atchison does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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