Oblong fought the good fight in their overtime game against Metro-East Lutheran on Saturday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Metro-East Lutheran Knights by a score of 42-40. The Panthers have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Metro-East Lutheran to victory, but perhaps none more so than Andrew Adams, who rushed for 274 yards while picking up 9.1 yards per carry. The dominant performance gave Adams a new career-high in rushing yards. The team also got some help courtesy of Ben Schilbe, who threw for 149 yards and two touchdowns while completing 71.4% of his passes.
Oblong now has a losing record at 2-3. As for Metro-East Lutheran, the victory snapped their losing streak at three games and leaves them with a 2-3 record.
Oblong will be playing in front of their home fans against Pawnee/Lincolnwood at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Pawnee/Lincolnwood's defense has only allowed 13.2 points per game this season, so Oblong's offense will have their work cut out for them. As for Metro-East Lutheran, they will venture away from home to take on South Fork/Edinburg/Morrisonville at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday.
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