Football Recap: Holy Family Tigers vs. Lutheran Lions
If Holy Family was riding high fresh off their 49-0 takedown of Kennedy last Thursday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Holy Family Tigers fell 42-35 to the Lutheran Lions on Friday. The Tigers were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Lions apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in December of 2023.
When it comes to explaining why Holy Family lost, don't look at Monte Samaras. Despite the final result, he rushed for 98 yards and three touchdowns, and also threw for 228 yards and two touchdowns. Anderson Osburn also played a phenomenal game despite the final result: he picked up 86 receiving yards.
Sawyer Wald continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for Lutheran, rushing for 355 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 9.3 yards per carry. Those 355 rushing yards gave Wald a new career-high. Jack Wesolowski was another key player, picking up 116 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Holy Family's defeat dropped their record down to 4-4. As for Lutheran, they pushed their record up to 7-1 with the victory, which was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season.
Holy Family wasted no time getting back out on the field and has already played their next game, a 68-0 win against Hinkley on the 31st. Lutheran has also already played their next contest, a 7-0 victory against Littleton on the 1st.
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