The Grand Island Lutheran Lightning will challenge the Santee Warriors on Friday. The last three games Grand Island Lutheran has played have been within three points, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.
Grand Island Lutheran played against Ansley/Litchfield on Friday and lost via forfeit.
Santee is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They had to suffer through a 67-7 loss at the hands of Shelton. The loss continues a trend for the Warriors in their meetings with the Bulldogs: they've now lost four in a row.
Most of the squad's points came courtesy of special teams, who contributed six in total. The biggest highlight from special teams (and perhaps the team as a whole) came courtesy of Payton Ferguson, who ran a kickoff back for a touchdown.
Santee's defeat dropped their record down to 0-6. As for Grand Island Lutheran, their loss dropped their record down to 0-3.
Grand Island Lutheran came out on top in a nail-biter against Santee in their previous meeting back in October of 2024, sneaking past 54-52. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was the Warriors' Christian Torrez, who threw for 360 yards and six touchdowns, and also rushed for 109 yards and a pair of scores on only nine carries. Now that he won't be playing on Friday, will it be easier for the Lightning to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
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