The Florence/Henry Falcons will face off against the Great Plains Lutheran Panthers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
After dropping their season opener at home, Great Plains Lutheran is headed out to face a Falcons team ready to give their home crowd a win. The matchup between Florence/Henry and Waverly/South Shore wasn't particularly close, with Florence/Henry falling 34-20. The Falcons just can't catch a break and have now endured nine losses in a row dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, Great Plains Lutheran was able to grind out a solid win over Waubay/Summit on Friday, taking the game 42-31. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Panthers.
Micah Holien was nothing short of spectacular: he rushed for 335 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 15.2 yards per carry. His longest rush was for an incredible 83 yards. The team also got some help courtesy of Brody Scharlemann, who rushed for 87 yards and a touchdown.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Great Plains Lutheran was moving up and down the field and finished the game with 506 total yards. That's the most total yards they've posted since was before the start of last season.
Florence/Henry took a serious blow against Great Plains Lutheran in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, falling 57-14. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Scharlemann, who rushed for 85 yards and three touchdowns on only 12 carries, and also threw for 138 yards and two touchdowns on only ten passes. Now that Florence/Henry knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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