After flying high against Parkway Christian last Friday, Lutheran Northwest came back down to earth. The Lutheran Northwest Crusaders took a 30-23 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Whitmore Lake Trojans on Friday. The Crusaders have struggled against the Trojans recently, as their game on Friday was their sixth consecutive lost matchup.
Lutheran Northwest lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Jonah Breithaupt, who picked up 143 receiving yards and two touchdowns. Lutheran Northwest is 2-1 when Breithaupt posts two or more receiving touchdowns, but 1-2 otherwise. The team also got some help courtesy of Andrew Lemke, who threw for 181 yards and two touchdowns.
Lutheran Northwest's defeat dropped their record down to 3-3. As for Whitmore Lake, the victory (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 4-2.
Lutheran Northwest will face off against Advanced Tech Academy at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Whitmore Lake, they will square off against Parkway Christian at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Parkway Christian is coming into the match with three straight losses at home, meaning Whitmore Lake will have to defend against a team hungry for a win.
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