The Owen-Withee Blackhawks's road trip will continue as they head out to face the Lena/Aquinas Titians on Saturday. The two teams have allowed few points on average, (Owen-Withee: 10.6, Lena/Aquinas: 7) so any points scored will be well earned.
Owen-Withee is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They skirted past Highland 23-21. The 23-point effort marked the Blackhawks' lowest-scoring matchup of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
Owen-Withee found their leader in sophomore Brandon Geldernick, who rushed for 217 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 7.5 yards per carry. With that strong performance, Geldernick is now averaging an impressive 120.6 rushing yards per game. Backing up that air attack was Sully Poehler, who rushed for 83 yards.
Geldernick was just one part of a punishing run game: Owen-Withee was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 296 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 159 rushing yards in 11 consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, Lena/Aquinas faced Northwood/Solon Springs in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Friday. Lena/Aquinas blew past Northwood/Solon Springs 38-14. Considering the Titians have won eight games by more than 21 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
The victory (which was Lena/Aquinas' third in a row) raised their record to 10-2. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 35.3 points per game. As for Owen-Withee, their win bumped their record up to 11-0.
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