After starting their season with two straight games on the road, Lourdes Central Catholic is finally coming home. They will look to take advantage of their home-field as they take on the Thayer Central Titans at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Lourdes Central Catholic is likely headed into the contest with a focus on the second half, which is when things went downhill against Elmwood-Murdock on Friday. Lourdes Central Catholic fell to Elmwood-Murdock 46-42.
Meanwhile, Thayer Central really took it to Centennial for the full four quarters, racking up a 70-22 win at home. The matchup was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 56-6.
Sam Souerdyke had an outrageously good game as he rushed for 113 yards and three touchdowns on only nine carries. His rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his fifth straight game with at least 113 rushing yards dating back to last season. The team also got some help courtesy of Laken Wiedel, who rushed for 47 yards and two touchdowns.
Wiedel wasn't the only one working in the rushing yards department: Thayer Central was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 310 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 204 rushing yards in five consecutive matches dating back to last season.
One reason for the win was Thayer Central's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for four sacks. Leading the way was Colton Kuhlmann and his two.
Lourdes Central Catholic's defeat dropped their record down to 1-1. As for Thayer Central, their victory bumped their record up to 2-0.
Everything came up roses for Lourdes Central Catholic against Thayer Central in their previous meeting back in October of 2021 as the squad secured a 57-14 win. Will Lourdes Central Catholic repeat their success, or does Thayer Central have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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