Sweet Springs has enjoyed a three-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will head out to challenge the St. Paul Lutheran Saints at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Sweet Springs is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. The game between them and Wellington-Napoleon wasn't particularly close, with Sweet Springs falling 54-38. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Friday (34), the Greyhounds still had to take the loss.
Meanwhile, St. Paul Lutheran had to endure a three-game losing streak, but that streak is no more. They were the clear victor by a 33-8 margin over Santa Fe on Friday.
A big part of St. Paul Lutheran's win came down to the chemistry between Easton Sheets and his top target Tate Kreisel. Sheets threw for 98 yards and four touchdowns while Kreisel picked up 54 receiving yards and three touchdowns. The dominant performance also gave Sheets a new career-high in rushing yards.
St. Paul Lutheran'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 Daniel Bushman and Kreisel. St. Paul Lutheran got some further help from Owen Isdell: he picked up a sack and made 20 total tackles (3.5 for loss).
Sweet Springs dropped their record down to 0-6 with the defeat, which was their fifth straight at home. As for St. Paul Lutheran, their victory bumped their record up to 2-3.
Sweet Springs came up short against St. Paul Lutheran in their previous meeting back in November of 2023, falling 49-40. Can Sweet Springs avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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