Concordia Lutheran has been away from home for two games now, but on Thursday they'll finally make their return. They will host the St. Michael's Warriors at 7:00 p.m. Concordia Lutheran's defense has only allowed 12.9 points per game this season, so St. Michael's offense will have their work cut out for them.
Concordia Lutheran's usually-dominant defense will be looking to make up for Friday's struggle, when Antonian Prep offense got past them. Concordia Lutheran fell 38-28 to Antonian Prep on Friday. The loss continues a trend for the Crusaders in their matchups with the Apaches: they've now lost three in a row.
Meanwhile, St. Michael's waltzed into their match on Friday with four straight wins... but they left with five. They walked away with a 24-14 victory over the Eagles.
The critical scores for St. Michael's came from Angel Cordova and Andres Patino.
St. Michael's didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Will Garcia and Patino. Garcia also set a new season high mark in total tackles with 11. St. Michael's got some further help from Utah Anderson: he made 13 total tackles (2.5 for loss) and defended a pass.
St. Michael's win was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 8-1. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 35.0 points per game. As for Concordia Lutheran, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-3.
Concordia Lutheran strolled past St. Michael's in their previous meeting back in November of 2015 by a score of 22-6. Will Concordia Lutheran repeat their success, or does St. Michael's have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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