Heartland Lutheran hasn't had much luck against Stuart recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Heartland Lutheran Red Hornets will be playing at home against the Stuart Broncos at 7:00 p.m.
Heartland Lutheran had been on a three-game streak of scoring at least 31 points, but Hampton put an end to it on Friday. Heartland Lutheran had to suffer through a 59-8 loss at the hands of Hampton. The Red Hornets were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 52-8.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Stuart). They simply couldn't be stopped on Friday as they easily beat Santee 90-27 at home. Considering the Broncos have won three games by more than 25 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Stuart found their leader in underclassman Bryer Almgren, who rushed for 136 yards and three touchdowns. The dominant performance gave Almgren a new career-high in rushing yards. The team also got some help courtesy of Austin Connot, who rushed for 61 yards and two touchdowns on only six carries.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Stuart was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 338 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
One reason for the win was Stuart's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for six sacks. Hunter Tubbs was particularly dangerous to the passing game, picking up twohimself.
Heartland Lutheran's defeat dropped their record down to 1-3. As for Stuart, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 3-1.
Heartland Lutheran was taken down by Stuart 60-18 in their previous meeting back in September of 2023. That matchup was all but decided by halftime, at which point Heartland Lutheran was down 38-12.
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