Football Preview: Humphrey-Lindsay Bulldogs vs. Newman Grove/St. Edward Panthers
The Humphrey-Lindsay Bulldogs will take on the Newman Grove/St. Edward Panthers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Humphrey-Lindsay is out to stop a six-game streak of losses at home dating back to last season.
Humphrey-Lindsay is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They simply couldn't be stopped on Friday as they easily beat Madison 54-22 on the road. The high-scoring effort was just what the Bulldogs needed considering they were shutout in their previous match.
Caden Brandl continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 96 yards and two touchdowns on only 12 carries, while also catching a touchdown. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards. Garett Durkop was another key player, picking up 82 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Humphrey-Lindsay was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 275 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
On the defensive side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Humphrey-Lindsay's defense and their three sacks. Seth Preister was especially locked on to Madison's QB and sacked him twice. With that strong performance, Preister is now averaging an impressive 5.5 total tackles per game.
Meanwhile, Newman Grove/St. Edward was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. They had to suffer through a 50-6 loss at the hands of David City. The Panthers were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 44-0.
The win got Humphrey-Lindsay back to even at 2-2. As for Newman Grove/St. Edward, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-4.
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