The Concordia Panthers will head out to challenge the Cheney Cardinals on Friday. Concordia will be strutting in after a win while Cheney will be coming in after a defeat.
Concordia will roll into the matchup after a wild two-game stretch: they didn't score any points two weeks ago, then bounced right back against Norton on Friday. The Panthers took their game with ease, bagging a 36-6 victory over the Bluejays. That 30 point margin sets a new team best for the Panthers this season.
This one was won in the trenches and the lion's share of the credit has to go to Ayden Krier and Braytin Hake. Krier picked up 88 receiving yards and one TD while Hake rushed for 47 yards and one touchdown. An impressive showing, but Hake really ramped things up playing D: he forced one fumble and made six total tackles.
Wins are hard to come by when you can't run the rock, something Concordia proved: they limited Norton to a paltry 3.3 yards per carry. The team can thank Parker Jackson for the heroic effort on defense: he. Concordia's ground attack was stronger, having averaged 4.6.
Meanwhile, Cheney's game on Friday was all tied up 7-7 at the half, but sadly for them it didn't stay that way. They took a hard 24-7 fall against Pratt. Having soared to a lofty 48 points in the game before, the Cardinals couldn't push the score so high this time.
The win got Concordia back to even at 4-4. As for Cheney, their loss dropped their record down to 5-3.
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