After flying high against Covenant Christian last Friday, Speedway came back down to earth. The Speedway Sparkplugs had to suffer through a 49-7 loss at the hands of the Indianapolis Lutheran Saints. The matchup marked the Sparkplugs' lowest-scoring game so far this season.
Despite the loss, Speedway still got an impressive performance from Jazz Coleman, who rushed for 83 yards and a touchdown.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Indianapolis Lutheran to victory, but perhaps none more so than LJ Ward, who picked up 176 receiving yards and four touchdowns. Ward's longest reception was for an incredible 85 yards. Jackson Willis was another key player, throwing for 305 yards and five touchdowns while completing 85.7% of his passes.
Speedway has been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-4 record this season. As for Indianapolis Lutheran, the victory (which was their fifth in a row) raised their record to 7-1.
Speedway wasted no time getting back out on the field and has already played their next contest, a 37-6 loss against Triton Central on the 18th. Indianapolis Lutheran has also already played their next game, a 56-0 win against Beech Grove on the 18th.
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