Concordia's game last Friday was a loss, but they didn't let that memory haunt them on Friday. They blew past the Chapman Fighting Irish 42-22. The high-scoring performance was a welcome turnaround for the Panthers' offense, which had struggled in the games prior.
Concordia found their leader in underclassman Drake Blochlinger, who rushed for 152 yards and four touchdowns, and also threw for 94 yards and two touchdowns. Those 152 rushing yards set a new season-high mark for Blochlinger.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Concordia was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 211 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in October of 2023.
Concordia's defense made their presence known, laying out Cooper Lewis. four times. Tracer Murdock was especially locked on to Chapman's QB and sacked him 2.5 times. Dane Cleveland was another major factor on D, picking up 0.5 sacks and making 21 total tackles (2.0 for loss).
The victory snapped Concordia's losing streak at six games dating back to last season and leaves them with a 1-4 record. As for Chapman, their loss was their eighth straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 1-4.
A feisty cat fight will be fought when Panthers dukes it out withClay Center at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Chapman, they will take on Wamego at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Wamego's defense has only allowed 14.8 points per game this season, so Chapman's offense will have their work cut out for them.
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