The Concordia Lutheran Crusaders will challenge the Antonian Prep Apaches at 7:35 p.m. on Friday.
Things were looking good for Concordia Lutheran after they put the first points on the board last Friday, but unfortunately for them things went downhill from there. They and St. Michael's were almost perfectly matched up, but the Crusaders suffered a 29-28 loss. The Crusaders were up 14-0 in the first quarter but couldn't hold on to the lead.
Meanwhile, it can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Antonian Prep had no problem doing just that on Friday. They took their contest with ease, bagging a 70-35 win over the Trojans. The Apaches' offense stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most points they've scored all season.
The match pitted two dominant backs against one another in Topper Sterling and Campbell Laible. Sterling had a great game and rushed for 360 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 18.0 yards per carry. Meanwhile, Laible did his best for the losing side, rushing for 81 yards, while also picking up 63 receiving yards.
Antonian Prep pushed their record up to 7-4 with the victory, which was their fourth straight at home. Those home wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 51.3 points over those games. As for Concordia Lutheran, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-3.
Concordia Lutheran skirted past Antonian Prep 40-38 when the teams last played back in October. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was the Apaches' Rogan Parson, who threw for 431 yards and four TDs, and also rushed for 43 yards and one score. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will the Crusaders still be able to contain Parson? There's only one way to find out.
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