Football Preview: Concordia Fighting Orioles vs. Braymer Bobcats
The Concordia Fighting Orioles will square off against the Braymer Bobcats at 1:00 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Concordia is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They blew past Slater, posting a 61-12 win. The victory was familiar territory for the Fighting Orioles who have now won 11 matches in a row.
Concordia wouldn't let Slater keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Concordia can thank Landon Langkrahr and Kellen Fiene for forcing both of them. Langkrahr has been hot for a while, having also posted five or more total tackles the last 18 times he's played. Maddix Inman was another major factor on D, picking up two sacks, making 11 total tackles (3.0 for loss), and defending two passes in addition to snagging an interception.
Meanwhile, Braymer put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They breezed by Wellington-Napoleon to the tune of 84-56. The game was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 62-38.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Braymer to victory, but perhaps none more so than Jordan Haley, who threw for 508 yards and ten touchdowns, and also rushed for 96 yards and a touchdown. Caegan Sensenich was another key player, picking up 249 receiving yards and six touchdowns.
Concordia's win was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 11-1. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 59.5 points per game. As for Braymer, their victory bumped their record up to 11-0.
The upcoming matchup will be a clash of competing strengths. Concordia has deployed a run-first offense that has averaged 286.2 rushing yards a game. Meanwhile, Braymer has preferred to attack from the air: they average 358.4 passing yards per game. So which strategy will prevail on Friday? There's only one way to find out.
Concordia might still be hurting after the 52-27 loss they got from Braymer when the teams last played back in August. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Haley, who threw for 373 yards and six touchdowns while picking up 11.7 yards per attempt, and also rushed for 89 yards and a touchdown on only 12 carries. Now that Concordia knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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