The Lansing Lions are taking a road trip to square off against the Shawnee Heights Thunderbirds at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Lansing is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 39.8 points per game this season.
Last Friday, Lansing lost to Piper at home by a 47-28 margin. The Lions have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Despite the loss, Lansing got top-tier performance from Makhi Butler, who picked up 162 receiving yards and two touchdowns. Butler has become a key player for Lansing: the team is 2-1 when he posts at least two receiving touchdowns, but 1-2 otherwise. Reid Oakley was another key player, having thrown for 305 yards and three touchdowns.
Meanwhile, Shawnee Heights was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They lost 59-34 to Seaman.
The match pitted two dominant signal callers against one another in Aiden Scott and Max Huston. Huston had a great game and rushed for 168 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 9.9 yards per carry. Meanwhile, Scott was balling out in the loss, throwing for 357 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 10.5 yards per attempt.
Lansing's loss dropped their record down to 3-3. As for Shawnee Heights, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-5.
We should be in store for an exciting game as the two teams have no problem gaining yardage. Lansing has been on an offensive roll this season, having averaged 375 total yards per game. However, it's not like Shawnee Heights struggles in that department as they've been averaging 487. With a pair of commanding offenses duking it out, the defenses are going to have their work cut out for them.
Lansing and Shawnee Heights were almost perfectly matched up when the teams last played back in September of 2023, but Lansing suffered an agonizing 26-25 loss. Can Lansing avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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