The Concordia Fighting Orioles will take on the Northwest Mustangs at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Concordia is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They blew past St. Paul Lutheran, posting a 70-7 win. The victory continues a trend for the Fighting Orioles in their matchups with the Saints: they've now won three in a row.
Nephi Hon
| 11/07/25 vs St. Paul Lutheran | 160.4 |
| 10/24/25 vs Wellington-Napoleon | 116.1 |
| 10/17/25 vs Sweet Springs | 115.8 |
| 10/10/25 @ St. Paul Lutheran | 39.6 |
| 10/03/25 @ Santa Fe | 156.3 |
| + 4 more games |
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Concordia to victory, but perhaps none more so than Nephi Hon, who rushed for 92 yards and three scores, and also threw for 147 yards and three TDs while completing 80% of his passes. What's more, Hon racked up 160.4 passer rating, the most he's had since back in September. Carson Droege was another key player, gaining 194 total yards and three touchdowns.
They were just one part of a punishing run game: Concordia was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 345 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 189 rushing yards in six consecutive matchups.
On the other side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Concordia's defense and their three sacks. The team can thank three different players for their defensive prowess: Aksel Garcia, Brayden Frerking, and Aiden Frerking, who each picked up one sack apiece. Another thorn in St. Paul Lutheran's side was Garcia, who picked up a sack and made ten total tackles (2.0 for loss).
Meanwhile, Northwest faced Sweet Springs in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Friday. The Mustangs breezed past the Greyhounds to the tune of 60-18. The high-scoring effort was just what the Mustangs needed considering they were shut out in their previous contest.
Northwest's win bumped their record up to 8-2. As for Concordia, their victory bumped their record up to 7-3.
Concordia couldn't quite get it done against Northwest when the teams last played back in September as they fell 36-26. Can the Fighting Orioles avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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