The St. Paul Lutheran Saints have the luxury of staying home for another week and will welcome the Sweet Springs Greyhounds at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both are strolling into their contests after big wins in their previous games.
St. Paul Lutheran's defense heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Orrick 51-0. That looming 51-0 mark stands out as the most commanding margin for the Saints yet this season.
St. Paul Lutheran's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Easton Sheets led the charge by throwing for 148 yards and four touchdowns, while also rushing for 47 yards and a touchdown. Sheets also deserves a shoutout for his performance on D, picking up 0.5 sacks and making seven total tackles (1.0 for loss). Tate Kreisel was Sheets' top target, picking up 128 receiving yards and three touchdowns.
St. Paul Lutheran's defense stepped up as well, laying out Xavior Gaskins. five times. In that department, Tim Pester was the leader with 2.5 sacks. He also forced afumble, which is notable because St. Paul Lutheran is 2-1 when he posts at least one forced fumble, but 2-4 otherwise.
Meanwhile, after only six points in their last matchup, Sweet Springs made sure to put some points up on the board against Santa Fe on Friday. Sweet Springs blew past Santa Fe 34-14.
St. Paul Lutheran's victory bumped their record up to 4-5. As for Sweet Springs, their win bumped their record up to 2-8.
St. Paul Lutheran skirted past Sweet Springs 62-60 in their previous matchup on October 4th. Will St. Paul Lutheran repeat their success, or does Sweet Springs have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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