It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact St. Paul Lutheran can now relate to. They had to suffer through a 70-7 loss at the hands of the Concordia Fighting Orioles. The Saints were red-hot offensively heading into the contest (they scored no less than 31 points in the three matchups prior), but the Fighting Orioles' defense proved too tough.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Concordia to victory, but perhaps none more so than Nephi Hon, who rushed for 92 yards and three touchdowns, and also threw for 147 yards and three TDs while completing 80% of his passes. Hon also put in work on the defensive side of the ball, making four total tackles and defending three passes. Another player making a difference was Carson Droege, who gained 194 total yards and three touchdowns.
St. Paul Lutheran now has a losing record of 5-6. As for Concordia, they have been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six games. That's provided a nice bump to their 7-3 record this season.
St. Paul Lutheran does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Concordia, they will square off against Northwest at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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