St. Paul Lutheran was the 51-36 winner over Northwest when they last played one another back in September of 2023, but their luck changed this time around. The St. Paul Lutheran Saints were outmatched by the Northwest Mustangs at home and fell 68-31.
St. Paul Lutheran's loss came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Tate Kreisel, who picked up 180 receiving yards and two touchdowns. The dominant performance gave him a new career- in total yards. Easton Sheets was another key signal caller, throwing for 278 yards and three touchdowns.
St. Paul Lutheran wouldn't let Northwest keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. St. Paul Lutheran can thank Ty Mcginnis and Gus Sayre for forcing both of them. Sayre also put in work on the defensive side of the ball, forcing a fumble and making a tackle.
Northwest was led to victory by Dane Palmer and Connor Thorp. Palmer rushed for 141 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 8.8 yards per carry, while Thorp rushed for 144 yards and three touchdowns on only 12 carries. With that strong performance, Thorp is now averaging an impressive 104.5 rushing yards per game. Another player making a difference was Nathan Boss, who rushed for 50 yards and a touchdown.
St. Paul Lutheran's defeat dropped their record down to 1-1. As for Northwest, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 2-0.
St. Paul Lutheran will face off against North Shelby at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Northwest, they will host Concordia at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both might be coming in a bit winded given how much these teams ran up and down the field in their prior games.
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