Football Preview: Great Plains Lutheran Panthers vs. DeSmet Bulldogs
The Great Plains Lutheran Panthers will head out to challenge the DeSmet Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Great Plains Lutheran is coming into the contest on a three-game losing streak.
Great Plains Lutheran will head into Friday's match ready to turn things around: they couldn't quite beat Britton-Hecla last Friday, but the two-point margin was a huge improvement compared to the 53-point loss they were dealt back in September. Great Plains Lutheran fell just short of Britton-Hecla by a score of 22-20. While the Panthers didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Braves 0-0 in the first quarter.
Great Plains Lutheran's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Brody Scharlemann, who threw for 153 yards and two touchdowns on only nine passes, and Lucas Johnson, who picked up 102 receiving yards and two touchdowns. Scharlemann also deserves a shoutout for his performance on D, making 15 total tackles (3.5 for loss) and defending a pass.
Meanwhile, Friday just wasn't the day for DeSmet's offense. They were outmatched by Hamlin at home and fell 64-0. While losing is never fun, the Bulldogs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' South Dakota football rankings (they are ranked 25th, while the Chargers are ranked third).
Great Plains Lutheran's loss dropped their record down to 3-3. As for DeSmet, they have been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four games, which put a noticeable dent in their 2-4 record this season.
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