It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Cardinal Mooney Catholic can now relate to. They came up short against the Lutheran Northwest Crusaders on Friday, falling 40-14. The Cardinals lost against the Crusaders in their previous head to head back in October of 2021, too, but the margin this time around was even wider than the 13-12 score last time.
Lutheran Northwest's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Ben Cairns, who rushed for 77 yards and two touchdowns. Lutheran Northwest is undefeated when Cairns posts two or more rushing touchdowns, but 2-3 otherwise. The team also got some help courtesy of Andrew Lemke, who rushed for ten yards and a touchdown.
The loss snapped Cardinal Mooney Catholic's winning streak at three games and leaves them with a 4-6 record. As for Lutheran Northwest, the victory (which was their fourth in a row) raised their record to 7-3.
Cardinal Mooney Catholic does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Lutheran Northwest, they will look to defend their home field on Friday against Loyola at 7:00 p.m. The timing is sure in Lutheran Northwest's favor as the squad sits on seven straight wins at home (dating back to last season) while Loyola has been banged up by three consecutive losses on the road.
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