The St. Paul Lutheran Saints will take on the Northwest Mustangs at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
St. Paul Lutheran is looking to give their home crowd another W after opening their season at home on Friday. They walked away with a 37-30 win over Knox County.
St. Paul Lutheran got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Tate Kreisel out in front who picked up 159 receiving yards and three touchdowns. Kreisel's also deserves a shoutout for his performance on D, forcing a fumble and making 11 total tackles in addition to snagging an interception. Easton Sheets was another key signal caller, throwing for 292 yards and four touchdowns.
St. Paul Lutheran's defense stepped up as well, laying out the QB three times. Sheets was especially locked on to Knox County's QB and sacked him twice. Sheets also put in work on the defensive side of the ball, picking up two sacks and making eight total tackles (2.0 for loss).
Meanwhile, Northwest had to travel to play their first game of the season, but the final result was worth the trip. They blew past Santa Fe 58-14 on the road on Friday.
St. Paul Lutheran strolled past Northwest in their previous matchup back in September of 2023 by a score of 51-36. Will St. Paul Lutheran repeat their success, or does Northwest have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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