Football Preview: Lutheran Northwest Crusaders vs. Parkway Christian Eagles
The Lutheran Northwest Crusaders will venture away from home to face off against the Parkway Christian Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Lutheran Northwest will be strutting in after a win while Parkway Christian will be coming in after a defeat.
Lutheran Northwest's defense heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They blew past Lutheran, posting a 30-0 victory at home.
Ben Cairns was the offensive standout of the contest as he rushed for 95 yards and a touchdown. He also put in work on the defensive side of the ball, forcing a fumble and making eight total tackles. Jonah Breithaupt also helped with two touchdowns in total.
Lutheran Northwest wouldn't let Lutheran keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Lutheran Northwest can thank Brock Carpenter and Cairns for forcing both of them. The dominant performance gave Cairns a new career-high in rushing yards.
Meanwhile, Parkway Christian was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their seventh straight loss dating back to last season. They came up short against Westfield Prep, falling 26-6.
The win got Lutheran Northwest back to even at 2-2. As for Parkway Christian, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-4.
Lutheran Northwest took a serious blow against Parkway Christian when the teams last played back in September of 2023, falling 28-0. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Parkway Christian's Zaheem Cannon, who rushed for 102 yards and a touchdown on only 12 carries. Now that Lutheran Northwest knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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