Football Recap: Lutheran Lions vs. Fort Morgan Mustangs
Lutheran won the last time they faced Fort Morgan, and things went their way on Thursday too. The Lutheran Lions blew past the Fort Morgan Mustangs 56-20 at home. Given the Lions' advantage in MaxPreps' Colorado football rankings (they are ranked 31st, while the Mustangs are ranked 93rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Sawyer Wald had an outrageously good game as he rushed for 213 yards and three touchdowns on only 12 carries, and also picked up 40 receiving yards. That's the most rushing yards he has posted since back in October of 2023. Eli Abramson was another key player, throwing for 359 yards and four touchdowns.
Although Fort Morgan took the loss, they still got scores from Frankie Urias, Brodin Jess, and Jj Marquez.
Lutheran pushed their record up to 2-0 with that victory, which was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season. As for Fort Morgan, they now have a losing record at 1-2.
Lutheran is taking a road trip to face off against Pueblo West at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Fort Morgan, they will have a little extra prep time after the defeat as they won't be playing again for a while. They'll take on Skyview at 7:00 p.m. on September 20th.
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