The St. Paul Lutheran Saints will face off against the Orrick Bearcats at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
St. Paul Lutheran's offense might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against Wellington-Napoleon on Friday. They were beaten by the Tigers 49-0. The defeat continues a trend for the Saints in their matchups with the Tigers: they've now lost six in a row.
Meanwhile, Orrick had to endure a four-game losing streak, but that streak is no more. They put the hurt on Santa Fe with a sharp 48-22 win on Friday. The Bearcats might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won three games by 26 points or more this season.
Trent Windsor and Logan Dennis were among the main playmakers for Orrick as the former gained 131 total yards and two touchdowns and the latter picked up 51 receiving yards and two touchdowns. Windsor was no stranger to the big play, cutting upfield on a catch that went for 51 yards.
St. Paul Lutheran's loss dropped their record down to 3-5. As for Orrick, their victory ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 3-5.
St. Paul Lutheran was able to grind out a solid win over Orrick when the teams last played back in August of 2023, winning 38-26. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Orrick's Jeff Rohde, who rushed for 138 yards while picking up 8.1 yards per carry. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will St. Paul Lutheran still be able to contain Rohde? There's only one way to find out.
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