The Lutheran Warriors will venture away from home to challenge the Lutheran Northwest Crusaders at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Lutheran Northwest took a loss in their last game and will be looking to turn the tables on Lutheran, who comes in off a win.
Lutheran will roll into the matchup after a wild two-game stretch: they only put up seven points last Friday, then bounced right back against Bishop Foley on Friday. Everything went Lutheran's way against Bishop Foley as Lutheran made off with a 48-22 victory.
Meanwhile, Lutheran Northwest ended up a good deal behind Cabrini on Friday and lost 49-35.
Despite the defeat, Lutheran Northwest had strong showings from Brock Carpenter, who picked up 182 receiving yards and four touchdowns, and Andrew Lemke, who threw for 280 yards and four touchdowns. Carpenter showed off some serious burst, lighting up the secondary with a catch for 68 yards. Lutheran Northwest also got a significant boost from Ben Cairns, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 86 yards.
Lutheran's win ended a six-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 2-1. As for Lutheran Northwest, they now have a losing record at 1-2.
Lutheran was taken down by Lutheran Northwest 42-14 when the teams last played back in September of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Lutheran Northwest's Rudy Hauss, who rushed for 167 yards and two touchdowns on only five carries. Now that Lutheran knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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