The Lutheran-Northeast Eagles are taking a road trip to square off against the Summerland [Clearwater/Ewing/Orchard] Bobcats at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Lutheran-Northeast is coming into the contest on a three-game losing streak.
Last Thursday, Lutheran-Northeast took a blow against Stanton, falling 62-8. While losing is never fun, the Eagles can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Nebraska football rankings (they are ranked 104th, while the Mustangs are ranked second).
Meanwhile, Summerland [Clearwater/Ewing/Orchard]'s game on Friday was all tied up 28-28 at the half, but luckily for them it didn't stay that way. They enjoyed a cozy 60-42 victory over Plainview.
Michael Koenig continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 123 yards and a touchdown while picking up 7.2 yards per carry, and also throwing for 201 yards and three touchdowns on only 17 passes. That's the most rushing yards he has posted since back in September of 2023. A healthy portion of that aerial production (112 yards to be exact) went to Sam Cheatum, who also brought in a receiving touchdown.
Summerland [Clearwater/Ewing/Orchard]'s defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of Cheatum and Preston Hoke. With that strong performance, Cheatum is now averaging an impressive 101.4 receiving yards per game.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Summerland [Clearwater/Ewing/Orchard] was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 282 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 152 rushing yards in three consecutive games.
Lutheran-Northeast's loss dropped their record down to 1-4. As for Summerland [Clearwater/Ewing/Orchard], their record now sits at 4-1.
Things could have been worse for Lutheran-Northeast, but things could have been a whole lot better as they took a 38-24 loss to Summerland [Clearwater/Ewing/Orchard] in their previous meeting back in September of 2023. Can Lutheran-Northeast avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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