The Sweet Springs Greyhounds will head out to face off against the St. Paul Lutheran Saints at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Last Friday, everything went Sweet Springs' way against Santa Fe as Sweet Springs made off with a 34-14 victory.
Meanwhile, while St. Paul Lutheran put up plenty of points on Friday, the same can't be said for Orrick. St. Paul Lutheran took their game with ease, bagging a 51-0 win over Orrick. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest victory the Saints have posted against the Bearcats since September 5, 2014.
St. Paul Lutheran's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Easton Sheets led the charge by throwing for 148 yards and four touchdowns, while also rushing for 47 yards and a touchdown. Sheets also deserves a shoutout for his performance on D, picking up 0.5 sacks and making seven total tackles (1.0 for loss). Tate Kreisel was Sheets' top target, picking up 128 receiving yards and three touchdowns.
St. Paul Lutheran didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. In fact, those interceptions all came courtesy of defensive juggernaut Ryan Kunkel.
Sweet Springs' record now sits at 2-8. As for St. Paul Lutheran, their record is now 4-5.
Sweet Springs couldn't quite finish off St. Paul Lutheran when the teams last played on October 4th and fell 62-60. Can Sweet Springs avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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