Hinkley was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their 17th straight defeat dating back to last season. They were beaten by the Lutheran Lions 50-0. While losing is never fun, the Thunder can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Colorado football rankings (they are ranked 197th, while the Lions are ranked 29th).
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Lutheran to victory, but perhaps none more so than Sawyer Wald, who picked up 40 receiving yards and a touchdown, and also rushed for 34 yards and a touchdown. Another signal caller making a difference was Eli Abramson, who threw for 121 yards and three touchdowns while completing 71.4% of his passes.
Hinkley's loss dropped their record down to 0-7. As for Lutheran, the victory was the fourth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 6-1.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Hinkley will square off against Standley Lake at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Standley Lake is coming into the matchup with three straight wins on the road, so Hinkley will have to stop a squad with plenty of momentum. As for Lutheran, a feisty cat fight will be fought when Lions challenges Holy Family at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Lutheran is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 39.9 points per game this season.
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