The Lutheran Lions will venture away from home to take on the Pueblo West Cyclones at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Thursday, Lutheran was fully in charge, breezing past Fort Morgan 56-20 at home. Given the Lions' advantage in MaxPreps' Colorado football rankings (they are ranked 31st, while the Mustangs are ranked 93rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Sawyer Wald went supernova for Lutheran, rushing for 213 yards and three touchdowns on only 12 carries, while also picking up 40 receiving yards. That's the most rushing yards Wald has posted since back in October of 2023. Eli Abramson was another key player, throwing for 359 yards and four touchdowns.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Lutheran was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 250 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 184 rushing yards in six consecutive games dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, Pueblo West put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They snuck past Pomona with a 21-17 win.
Gavin Ray Lockett had an outrageously good game as he rushed for 159 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 9.4 yards per carry, and also threw for 48 yards and a touchdown. He was no stranger to the big play, turning on the jets for a run that went for 53 yards. Zach Duran handled things on the ground, rushing for 81 yards.
Lutheran pushed their record up to 2-0 with that victory, which was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season. As for Pueblo West, their record is now 3-0.
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