Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Creighton). They took down the St. Mary's Cardinals 68-52 on Friday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Bulldogs.
It was another big night for Taylor Nilson, who rushed for 170 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 9.4 yards per carry, and also threw for 243 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 10.6 yards per attempt. With that strong performance, he is now averaging an impressive 117.2 rushing yards per game. Jorgan Condon was another key player, gaining 258 total yards and two touchdowns.
Creighton's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged three passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of Robinson Ladeaux and Nilson.
Despite the loss, St. Mary's still got an impressive performance from Gage Hedstrom, who rushed for 220 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 8.1 yards per carry, and also threw for 127 yards and two touchdowns. The dominant performance gave Hedstrom a new career-high in rushing yards. A healthy portion of that aerial production (86 yards to be exact) went to Ben Barlow, who also brought in a receiving touchdown.
Creighton's win bumped their record up to 3-1. As for St. Mary's, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 2-2.
Creighton will face off against Elgin/Pope John at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams might be coming in a bit winded given these two teams combined for 994 yards in their previous games. As for St. Mary's, they will host Ainsworth at 2:30 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Ainsworth's favor is that they have posted at least 31 points every time they've taken the field this season.
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