Football Preview: Thayer Central Titans vs. Lourdes Central Catholic Knights
The Thayer Central Titans will square off against the Lourdes Central Catholic Knights at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Thayer Central will be strutting in after a win while Lourdes Central Catholic will be coming in after a loss.
Last Friday, Thayer Central took their matchup at home with ease, bagging a 70-22 victory over Centennial. The Titans pushed the score to 64-14 by the end of the third, a deficit the Broncos cut but never quite recovered from.
Sam Souerdyke had a dynamite game for Thayer Central, rushing for 113 yards and three touchdowns on only nine carries. Souerdyke's rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his fifth straight game with at least 113 rushing yards dating back to last season. Laken Wiedel was another major influence, as he rushed for 47 yards and ran in a TD.
Wiedel wasn't the only one working in the rushing yards department: Thayer Central was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 310 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 204 rushing yards in five consecutive games dating back to last season.
Thayer Central's defense made their presence known, laying out Sam Ehlers. four times. Centennial's QB won't forget Colton Kuhlmann anytime soon given he sacked him twice.
Meanwhile, Lourdes Central Catholic's game on Friday was all tied up 22-22 at the half, but sadly for them it didn't stay that way. They took a 46-42 hit to the loss column at the hands of Elmwood-Murdock.
Thayer Central's record now sits at 2-0. As for Lourdes Central Catholic, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-1.
Thayer Central was dealt a bruising 57-14 loss at the hands of Lourdes Central Catholic in their previous meeting back in October of 2021. Thankfully for Thayer Central, Joe Kearney (who rushed for 37 yards and three touchdowns, and also picked up 42 receiving yards) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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