The Lutheran Northwest Crusaders will look to defend their home field on Friday against the Loyola Bull Dogs at 7:00 p.m. The timing is sure in Lutheran Northwest's favor as the squad sits on seven straight wins at home (dating back to last season) while Loyola has been banged up by three consecutive losses on the road.
Lutheran Northwest is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They blew past Cardinal Mooney Catholic 40-14. The Crusaders might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won seven contests by 26 points or more this season.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Lutheran Northwest to victory, but perhaps none more so than 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.
Meanwhile, Loyola got the win against Mt. Clemens on Friday by a conclusive 28-8. The Bull Dogs might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won three matches by 20 points or more this season.
Lutheran Northwest has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 7-3 record this season. As for Loyola, their record is now 4-6.
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