Concordia hasn't had much luck against Wellington-Napoleon recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Concordia Fighting Orioles will head out to challenge the Wellington-Napoleon Tigers at 7:00 p.m. Concordia knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 31 points or more in their past seven matchups -- so hopefully Wellington-Napoleon likes a good challenge.
Last Friday, Concordia was fully in charge, breezing past Sweet Springs 42-6 on the road. Considering the Fighting Orioles have won seven games by more than 28 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Concordia was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 319 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in August of 2023.
Concordia wouldn't let Sweet Springs keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Maddix Inman was the leader in that area as all came courtesy of his dominant performance. What's more, he also racked up 41 rushing yards, the mosthe's had since back in November of 2023. Concordia got some further help from Kellen Fiene: he made nine total tackles (3.0 for loss) and defended a pass.
Meanwhile, Wellington-Napoleon got themselves on the board against St. Paul Lutheran on Friday, but St. Paul Lutheran never followed suit. They breezed by the Saints on the road to the tune of 49-0. The Tigers might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won three contests by 46 points or more this season.
Concordia's victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 7-1. As for Wellington-Napoleon, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 4-5 record this season.
Concordia strolled past Wellington-Napoleon when the teams last played back in October of 2019 by a score of 61-43. Will Concordia repeat their success, or does Wellington-Napoleon have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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