The Lutheran Northwest Crusaders will face off against the Advanced Tech Academy Lakers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Lutheran Northwest is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They took their game at home on Friday with ease, bagging a 55-13 victory over Hamtramck. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest win of the season.
Lutheran Northwest got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Andrew Lemke out in front who threw for 259 yards and six touchdowns on only 14 passes. Lemke is becoming a predictor of Lutheran Northwest's success: when he posts at least three passing touchdowns the team is 3-1 (and 1-2 when he doesn't). Rudy Hauss helped Lemke out on the ground, rushing for 93 yards and a touchdown, while also picking up 43 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Meanwhile, Advanced Tech Academy had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 28 points) and they went ahead and made it four on Friday. They breezed by the Warriors at home to the tune of 44-0.
Lutheran Northwest pushed their record up to 4-3 with the win, which was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season. As for Advanced Tech Academy, their victory bumped their record up to 5-2.
Everything came up roses for Lutheran Northwest against Advanced Tech Academy when the teams last played back in October of 2023, as the squad secured a 47-12 win. Will Lutheran Northwest repeat their success, or does Advanced Tech Academy have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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