The Concordia Fighting Orioles will be playing at home against the Slater Wildcats at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Concordia is coming into the match hot, having won their last ten games.
Concordia is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They beat Sweet Springs by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 49-6. The Fighting Orioles might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won nine matchups by 29 points or more this season.
Concordia found their leader in sophomore Landon Langkrahr, who picked up two sacks and made 11 total tackles (3.0 for loss).
Concordia's defense made their presence known, laying out the QB eight times. The heavy lifting was done by Langkrahr and Kellen Fiene, who racked up four sacks between them. Langkrahr has been hot for a while, having posted five or more total tackles the last 17 times he's played. Maddix Inman was another major factor on D, picking up a sack, forcing a fumble, and making 13 total tackles.
Meanwhile, Slater faced Northwest in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Friday. Slater skirted past Northwest 32-30. That's two games straight that the Wildcats have won by exactly two points.
Concordia's victory was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 10-1. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 59.2 points per game. As for Slater, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 8-4 record this season.
Everything came up roses for Concordia against Slater in their previous meeting back in September, as the team secured a 49-20 win. Will Concordia repeat their success, or does Slater have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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