Sweet Springs is still winless after their contest against St. Paul Lutheran on Friday, but the team can take solace in the fact it was the closest they've come to winning. They fell just short of the St. Paul Lutheran Saints by a score of 62-60. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Friday (38), the Greyhounds still had to take the loss.
A big part of St. Paul Lutheran's win came down to the chemistry between Easton Sheets and his top target Tate Kreisel. Sheets threw for 430 yards and nine touchdowns while completing 73% of his passes while Kreisel picked up 295 receiving yards and seven touchdowns. Kreisel was no stranger to the big play, lighting up the secondary with a catch that went for 55 yards. A healthy portion of that aerial production (84 yards to be exact) also went to Daniel Bushman.
Sweet Springs' defeat dropped their record down to 0-7. As for St. Paul Lutheran, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 3-3.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Sweet Springs will venture away from home to challenge Orrick at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Orrick is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 31 points per game this season. As for St. Paul Lutheran, they will head out to take on Concordia at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Concordia will roll in looking for their fifth straight win, something St. Paul Lutheran surely won't give up without a fight.
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