Lutheran had won eight straight home games dating back to last season and Sawyer Wald did his part to make it nine on Friday. The Lutheran Lions came out on top against the Holy Family Tigers by a score of 42-35 thanks in part to Wald, who rushed for 355 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 9.3 yards per carry. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards.
The team also got some help courtesy of Jack Wesolowski, who picked up 116 receiving yards and a touchdown. He showed off some serious burst, connecting on a big catch for 55 yards.
Lutheran was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 386 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Lutheran didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. In fact, those interceptions all came courtesy of defensive juggernaut Wesolowski. Lutheran got some further help from Xavier Viarrial: he made 13 total tackles.
Despite the loss, Holy Family still got an impressive performance from Monte Samaras, who rushed for 98 yards and three touchdowns, and also threw for 228 yards and two touchdowns. Anderson Osburn also played a phenomenal game despite the final result: he picked up 86 receiving yards.
Lutheran's win bumped their record up to 7-1. As for Holy Family, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-4.
Lutheran wasted no time getting back out on the field and has already played their next game, a 7-0 victory against Littleton on the 1st. As for Holy Family, they also didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next match, a 68-0 win against Hinkley on the 31st.
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