Football Recap: Mount Michael Benedictine Knights vs. Concordia Mustangs
While Mount Michael Benedictine put up plenty of points on Friday, the same can't be said for Concordia. The Mount Michael Benedictine Knights really took it to the Concordia Mustangs for the full four quarters, racking up a 42-0 victory on the road. Considering the Knights' offense had been struggling lately, the high-scoring outing was a much-needed turnaround.
Jedd Ramold went supernova for Mount Michael Benedictine, rushing for 130 yards and a touchdown while picking up 7.2 yards per carry. Those 130 rushing yards gave Ramold a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Barrett Sykora, who rushed for 55 yards and a touchdown.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Mount Michael Benedictine was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 346 rushing yards. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 67.8 rushing yards per game earlier this season, but in their last three games they've averaged 186.
Mount Michael Benedictine moved to 2-6 with that win, which also ended their four-game losing streak. As for Concordia, they dropped their record down to 3-5 with the defeat, which was their fourth straight at home.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Mount Michael Benedictine will challenge Logan View/Scribner-Snyder at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Mount Michael Benedictine is facing Logan View/Scribner-Snyder at the right time seeing as Logan View/Scribner-Snyder is stuck on a three-game losing streak. As for Concordia, they will square off against Wahoo at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Wahoo's favor is that they have posted at least 31 points in their last six matches.
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