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| 09/13/25 - Away | 60-26 W |
| 09/06/24 - Home | 20-36 L |
| 10/07/23 - Away | 7-62 L |
| 09/24/21 - Home | 6-66 L |
| 04/16/21 - Home | 14-52 L |
You're bound to get a positive result if you outscore your opponent every quarter and that's exactly how it played out for Metro-East Lutheran on Saturday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that they blew the St. Thomas More Sabers out of the water with a 60-26 final score. Fans of the Knights have seen this all before: every one of the games they've played this season has ended in a blowout of 20+ points.
Leading Metro-East Lutheran to victory were Abe Oberhauser and Lee Watson. Oberhauser rushed for 123 yards and three TDs on only 11 carries, while Watson rushed for 224 yards and a pair of scores while picking up 9.3 yards per carry. Those 224 rushing yards gave Watson a new career-high. Ian Skelton also helped out with an impressive 83 receiving yards.
They were just one part of a punishing run game: Metro-East Lutheran was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 395 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 200 rushing yards in four consecutive matchups dating back to last season.
Metro-East Lutheran didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. In fact, those interceptions all came courtesy of defensive juggernaut Zach Morgan.
Metro-East Lutheran's record is now 3-0. As for St. Thomas More, they are on a four-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-3.
Looking ahead, Metro-East Lutheran will face off against Blue Ridge at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. As for St. Thomas More, they will head out to face off against South Fork/Edinburg/Morrisonville at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday.
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