The Fort Wayne Concordia Lutheran Cadets will head out to challenge the West Noble Chargers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Fort Wayne Concordia Lutheran has given up an average of 42.6 points per game this season, but Friday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
Fort Wayne Concordia Lutheran's offense might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against Homestead on Friday. They took a blow against the Spartans, falling 42-0. While losing is never fun, the Cadets can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Indiana football rankings (they are ranked 230th, while the Spartans are ranked 44th).
Even if they lost, Fort Wayne Concordia Lutheran's defensive line still kept up the pressure with three sacks. Jack Krocker refused to say out of the backfield, picking up 1.5 sacks all by himself.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for West Noble, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Friday. They blew past Prairie Heights, posting a 42-6 victory. Considering the Chargers have won four contests by more than 26 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
West Noble's win came from a few key players Fort Wayne Concordia Lutheran will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Trey Shisler, who threw for 218 yards and three touchdowns while completing 76.9% of his passes. Those three passing touchdowns gave him a new career-high. Xy'Mire Barnes-Bridges was in the mix too, providing West Noble with two scores.
West Noble was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 252 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 183 rushing yards in three consecutive matchups.
West Noble didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Trevor Steele and McKale Bottles. Another thorn in Prairie Heights' side was Lucas Kilgore, who picked up 1.5 sacks and made six total tackles (2.5 for loss).
West Noble is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six games. That's provided a nice bump to their 7-2 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 11.8 points on average over those games. As for Fort Wayne Concordia Lutheran, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 1-8.
