Football Game Preview: Lutheran Cougars vs. University City Lions

The Lutheran Cougars will face off against the University City Lions at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Lutheran has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the contest with six straight defeats, while University City will come in with seven straight wins.

Lutheran's offense might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against Jefferson City on Thursday. They were beaten by the Jays 42-0. While losing is never fun, the Cougars can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Missouri football rankings (they are ranked 262nd, while the Jays are ranked 123rd).

Meanwhile, University City's offense rose to the challenge against a Warriors defense that boasted an average of only ten points allowed on Friday. The Lions took their matchup with ease, bagging a 38-6 victory over Jennings. The Lions might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won seven games by 20 points or more this season.

Lutheran's loss dropped their record down to 1-8. As for University City, their win bumped their record up to 8-1.