A feisty cat fight will be fought when Tigers takes on the Lutheran Lions at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both are strolling into their contests after big wins in their previous games.
Holy Family will head into Thursday's game hoping to keep the good times rolling: they only won by two when they last took the field, which might have inspired the 49-point they dealt Kennedy on Thursday. Holy Family claimed a resounding 49-0 win over Kennedy at home. The matchup marked the Tigers' most dominant victory of the season.
Monte Samaras was his usual excellent self, throwing for 169 yards and two touchdowns on only 12 passes, while also punching in a touchdown on the ground. Anderson Osburn did his part to keep the secondary busy, picking up 90 receiving yards.
Holy Family didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. Jeremiah Stephens picked up that interception and then proceeded to rub salt in the wound by taking it back the other way for a touchdown.
Meanwhile, Lutheran entered their tilt with Hinkley on Thursday with three consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with four. They blew past the Thunder, posting a 50-0 win on the road. Given the Lions' advantage in MaxPreps' Colorado football rankings (they are ranked 29th, while the Thunder are ranked 197th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Lutheran to victory, but perhaps none more so than Sawyer Wald, who picked up 40 receiving yards and a touchdown, and also rushed for 34 yards and a touchdown. Eli Abramson was another key player, throwing for 121 yards and three touchdowns while completing 71.4% of his passes.
Holy Family now has a winning record of 4-3. As for Lutheran, their victory bumped their record up to 6-1.
Friday's match might be decided in the on the ground. Holy Family has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 230.2 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Lutheran struggles in that department as they've been averaging 198.3. It's looking like Friday's contest might have some serious battles in the trenches.
Holy Family took their win against Lutheran in their previous meeting back in December of 2023 by a conclusive 33-8. Will Holy Family repeat their success, or does Lutheran have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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