The Silver Lake Mustangs will face off against the Red Cloud Warriors at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Silver Lake is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They breezed by Dorchester at home to the tune of 49-0 on Friday. The Mustangs' offense checked out after the first half but had enough points banked to take the game anyway.
Silver Lake's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Lane Conway, who rushed for 106 yards and two touchdowns, and Jaxon Tenbensel, who rushed for 86 yards and a touchdown on only five carries. That's the most rushing yards Conway has posted since back in September of 2023. Casey Conway also helped with two touchdowns in total.
Silver Lake didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Tenbensel and Conway.
Meanwhile, Red Cloud put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They blew past Harvard, posting a 60-7 victory on the road. That looming 60-7 mark stands out as the most commanding margin for the Warriors yet this season.
Hunter Englehart continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 63 yards and a touchdown on only six carries, while also catching a touchdown.
They were just one part of a punishing run game: Red Cloud was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 207 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 207 rushing yards in five consecutive matches.
The win made it two in a row for Silver Lake and bumps their season record up to 4-1. As for Red Cloud, their victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 5-0.
Friday's game might be decided in the on the ground. Silver Lake has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 200.5 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Red Cloud struggles in that department as they've been averaging 285. It's looking like Friday's contest might have some serious battles in the trenches.
Silver Lake was taken down by Red Cloud 58-14 in their previous meeting back in October of 2021. Thankfully for Silver Lake, Ben Ely (who rushed for 54 yards and two touchdowns, and also picked up 55 receiving yards and a touchdown) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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