Football Preview: Lutheran Lions vs. Green Mountain Rams
Lutheran and Green Mountain are an even 3-3 against one another since November of 2016, but not for long. After each having a week off, the two teams will dust off their jerseys to take on one another at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both will really light up the scoreboard.
Lutheran's defense heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed last Friday. They blew past Resurrection Christian 41-0 at home. The matchup marked the Lions' most dominant victory of the season so far.
Lutheran's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Sawyer Wald led the charge by rushing for 138 yards and two touchdowns on only 12 carries. Wald's rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his sixth straight game with at least 103 rushing yards dating back to last season. Jack Wesolowski also helped with two touchdowns in total.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Lutheran was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 211 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 160 rushing yards in eight consecutive contests dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Green Mountain, who bounced back after a loss on the road back in September. They put the hurt on Northridge with a sharp 44-24 win last Friday. The Rams pushed the score to 44-18 by the end of the third, a deficit the Grizzlies cut but never quite recovered from.
Demetreus Padilla had an outrageously good game as he rushed for 100 yards and a touchdown on only seven carries, and also picked up 31 receiving yards. Another player making a difference was Drew Contreras, who rushed for 63 yards and a touchdown.
Lutheran pushed their record up to 3-1 with the victory, which was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season. As for Green Mountain, the win got them back to even at 2-2.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Friday's match: Lutheran has been excellent in the air this season, having averaged 265.8 passing yards per game. It's a different story for Green Mountain, though, as they've been averaging only 145.3. How will they fare against such a dominant passing game?
Lutheran didn't have too much breathing room in their game against Green Mountain in their previous meeting back in November of 2023, but they still walked away with a 27-21 victory. Will Lutheran repeat their success, or does Green Mountain have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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