The Loyola Bull Dogs will face off against the Lutheran Northwest Crusaders at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Loyola is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They blew past Mt. Clemens 28-8.
Meanwhile, Lutheran Northwest came tearing into Friday's contest with three straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 37.7 points) and they left with even more momentum. Everything went their way against the Cardinals as they made off with a 40-14 victory.
Lutheran Northwest's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Ben Cairns, who rushed for 77 yards and two touchdowns. Cairns has become a key player for Lutheran Northwest: the team is undefeated when he posts at least two rushing touchdowns, but 2-3 otherwise. Another player making a difference was Andrew Lemke, who rushed for ten yards and a touchdown.
Lutheran Northwest wouldn't let Cardinal Mooney Catholic keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force three fumbles. Lutheran Northwest can thank Brock Carpenter and Jonah Breithaupt for forcing all of them.
Loyola's victory bumped their record up to 4-6. As for Lutheran Northwest, they pushed their record up to 7-3 with the win, which was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season.
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