The Lutheran-Northeast Eagles will face off against the Stanton Mustangs at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.
Stanton is facing Lutheran-Northeast at the wrong time: Lutheran-Northeast suffered their first home loss of the season on Friday and they're likely out for redemption. They took a hard 32-14 fall against the Bears. The Eagles have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Lutheran-Northeast's loss came about despite a quality game from Jazee Ames, who rushed for 55 yards and a touchdown, and also picked up 54 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Meanwhile, Stanton put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They walked away with a 44-34 win over Summerland [Clearwater/Ewing/Orchard].
Barrett Wilke was his usual excellent self, rushing for 207 yards and two touchdowns. That high mark didn't come from nowhere: he now rushed for 124 or more in the last ten games he's played dating back to last season.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Stanton was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 377 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 205 rushing yards in 17 consecutive matchups dating back to last season.
Lutheran-Northeast's defeat dropped their record down to 1-3. As for Stanton, they pushed their record up to 4-0 with the victory, which was their tenth straight at home dating back to last season.
Everything came up roses for Lutheran-Northeast against Stanton when the teams last played back in September of 2017 as the team secured a 49-6 win. In that match, Lutheran-Northeast amassed a halftime lead of 28-6, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Thursday.
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