The Lena/Aquinas Titians 's road trip will continue as they head out to face the Owen-Withee Blackhawks on Saturday. The two teams have allowed few points on average, (Lena/Aquinas: 7, Owen-Withee: 10.6) so any points scored will be well earned.
Lena/Aquinas is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They put the hurt on Northwood/Solon Springs with a sharp 38-14 win. Considering the Titians have won eight matchups by more than 21 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Meanwhile, Owen-Withee put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past Highland 23-21. The 23-point effort marked the Blackhawks' lowest-scoring contest of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
Owen-Withee found their leader in sophomore Brandon Geldernick, who rushed for 217 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 7.5 yards per carry. With that strong performance, Geldernick is now averaging an impressive 120.6 rushing yards per game. Backing up that air attack was Sully Poehler, who rushed for 83 yards.
Geldernick was just one part of a punishing run game: Owen-Withee was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 296 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 159 rushing yards in 11 consecutive games.
Lena/Aquinas' win bumped their record up to 10-2. As for Owen-Withee, their victory bumped their record up to 11-0.
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