The Fort Wayne Bishop Luers Knights fell on hard times earlier this season, but after back-to-back victories it seems like their luck might finally be changing. They secured a 14-10 W over Eastside on Friday. That's another feather in the cap for Fort Wayne Bishop Luers, who also won these teams' last head-to-head.
Fort Wayne Bishop Luers can attribute much of their success to Giovanny Jimenez, who rushed for 146 yards and a touchdown while picking up 9.1 yards per carry. Jimenez was no stranger to the big play, taking off on a dash that went for 67 yards.
Fort Wayne Bishop Luers' win was their fourth straight at home, bumping their overall record up to 8-3. That said, the team wasn't facing the toughest opposition over that stretch, as it included 0-10 Fort Wayne Concordia Lutheran and 1-9 Fort Wayne South Side (their opponents had an average overall winning percentage of 32% over those games). As for Eastside, their defeat ended a eight-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 7-4.
Fort Wayne Bishop Luers will head out on the road to face off against Manchester at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Manchester will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps Indiana Rankings (they are ranked 250th, while Fort Wayne Bishop Luers is ranked 107th). Eastside does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
