Football Preview: Loyola Cubs vs. Crean Lutheran Saints
The Loyola Cubs will square off against the Crean Lutheran Saints at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Loyola is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 32.2 points per game this season.
Loyola is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They took down Tustin 30-13.
The critical scores for Loyola came from Markus Kier, Sean Morris Ii, and Desi Valdes.
One reason for the win was Loyola's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for four sacks. Tustin's QB won't forget Daequan Jeffes anytime soon given he sacked him 2.5 times. Jeffes is also crushing it when it comes to total tackles: he's made at least five every time he's taken the field this season.
Special teams played a big role in the game for Loyola, adding 12 points to the final score. All came courtesy of Jacob Kreinbring: he went 3-for-3 kicking field goals for nine points, and 3-for-3 again kicking extra points for an additional three.
Meanwhile, Crean Lutheran waltzed into their game on Friday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They skirted past the Rams 20-17.
Crean Lutheran has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 9-2 record this season. Those victories were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 11.3 points per game. As for Loyola, their victory bumped their record up to 5-6.
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