With a playoff game on the line, Lutheran Northwest rose to the challenge on Friday. They were the clear victor by a 40-14 margin over the Cardinal Mooney Catholic Cardinals. The victory was nothing new for the Crusaders as they're now sitting on four straight.
Lutheran Northwest's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Ben Cairns, who rushed for 77 yards and two touchdowns. Cairns is becoming a predictor of Lutheran Northwest's success: when he posts at least two rushing touchdowns the team is undefeated (and 2-3 when he doesn't). The team also got some help courtesy of Andrew Lemke, who rushed for ten yards and a touchdown.
Lutheran Northwest didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Mark Mantay and Lemke.
Lutheran Northwest is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven contests, which provided a nice bump to their 7-3 record this season. As for Cardinal Mooney Catholic, their defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 4-6.
Lutheran Northwest will square off against Loyola at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Lutheran Northwest will be looking to keep their seven-game home win streak dating back to last season alive. Cardinal Mooney Catholic does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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