The Humphrey-Lindsay Bulldogs will square off against the Newman Grove/St. Edward Panthers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Humphrey-Lindsay is out to stop a six-game streak of losses at home dating back to last season.
Humphrey-Lindsay is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They blew past Madison, posting a 54-22 victory on the road. The high-scoring effort was just what the Bulldogs needed considering they were shutout in their previous game.
Caden Brandl was his usual excellent self, rushing for 96 yards and two touchdowns on only 12 carries, while also catching a touchdown. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards. Garett Durkop was another key player, picking up 82 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Humphrey-Lindsay was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 275 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Humphrey-Lindsay's defense made their presence known, laying out the QB three times. Leading the way was Seth Preister with two sacks. With that strong performance, he is now averaging an impressive 5.5 total tackles per game.
Meanwhile, Newman Grove/St. Edward was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They had to suffer through a 50-6 loss at the hands of David City. The Panthers were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 44-0.
The win got Humphrey-Lindsay back to even at 2-2. As for Newman Grove/St. Edward, their loss dropped their record down to 0-4.
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