Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Fort Wayne Bishop Dwenger). They took their game at home on Friday with ease, bagging a 41-7 victory over the Fort Wayne Concordia Lutheran Cadets. The high-flying offensive performance was a huge turnaround for the Saints considering their six-point performance the contest before.
Fort Wayne Bishop Dwenger can attribute much of their success to Augustus Tippmann, who rushed for 77 yards and a touchdown on only nine carries.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Fort Wayne Bishop Dwenger was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 287 rushing yards. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 69 rushing yards per game earlier this season, but in their last four matches they've averaged 190.2.
Fort Wayne Bishop Dwenger didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off five passes before the game was over. Carter Zent led the group effort, picking up two of those interceptions all by himself.
Fort Wayne Bishop Dwenger pushed their record up to 4-5 with the win, which was their third straight at home. As for Fort Wayne Concordia Lutheran, they are on a seven-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-7.
Both are set to take part in some playoff action in their next matches. Fort Wayne Bishop Dwenger will welcome Columbia City at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Columbia City's defense has only allowed 12 points per game this season, so Fort Wayne Bishop Dwenger's offense will have their work cut out for them. As for Fort Wayne Concordia Lutheran, they will venture away from home to face off against Fairfield at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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