On Friday, Concordia faced Northwest in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Concordia Fighting Orioles simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat the Northwest Mustangs 37-0 on the road. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Fighting Orioles.
The critical scores for Concordia came from Kellen Fiene, Nephi Hon, and Carson Droege.
Concordia's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of Hon and Lane Hass. The dominant performance gave Hass a new career-high in rushing yards. Maddix Inman was another major factor on D, making 16 total tackles (5.0 for loss).
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Concordia was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 302 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 197 rushing yards in five consecutive matches dating back to last season.
Concordia now has a winning record of 2-1. As for Northwest, their loss dropped their record down to an identical 2-1.
Concordia will host Southwest at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Concordia is facing Southwest at the right time seeing as Southwest is stuck on a three-game losing streak. As for Northwest, they will take on Sweet Springs at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Sweet Springs is coming into the matchup with three straight defeats at home, meaning Northwest will have to defend against a squad hungry for a victory.
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