St. Paul Lutheran proved they can win big last Friday (they won by 25) but on Friday they proved they can win the close ones too. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 62-60 victory over the Sweet Springs Greyhounds. The Saints' offense stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most points they've scored all season.
A big part of St. Paul Lutheran's win came down to the chemistry between Easton Sheets and his top target Tate Kreisel. Sheets threw for 430 yards and nine touchdowns while completing 73% of his passes while Kreisel picked up 295 receiving yards and seven touchdowns. Kreisel continues to roll, besting his previous point total in each of the last three games he's played. A healthy portion of that aerial production (84 yards to be exact) also went to Daniel Bushman.
The victory got St. Paul Lutheran back to even at 3-3. As for Sweet Springs, they are on an eight-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-7.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. St. Paul Lutheran will take on Concordia at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. St. Paul Lutheran will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more points each match than the last. As for Sweet Springs, they will square off against Orrick at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Sweet Springs knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 31 points or more in their past three matchups -- so hopefully Orrick likes a good challenge.
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