On Friday, the Humphrey-Lindsay Bulldogs strolled past the Newman Grove/St. Edward Panthers with points to spare, taking the game 26-12. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Bulldogs.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Humphrey-Lindsay to victory, but perhaps none more so than Gavin Groteluschen, who rushed for 157 yards and two touchdowns. The dominant performance gave Groteluschen a new career-high in rushing yards. The team also got some help courtesy of Caden Brandl, who rushed for 109 yards and a touchdown on only nine carries.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Humphrey-Lindsay was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 290 rushing yards. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved they're rushing yard total in three consecutive contests.
Although Newman Grove/St. Edward took the loss, they still got scores from Anthony Reader and Marcos Paez.
Humphrey-Lindsay's victory ended a six-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 3-2. As for Newman Grove/St. Edward, they are on a five-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 0-5.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Humphrey-Lindsay will take on Clarkson/Leigh at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Newman Grove/St. Edward, they will square off against Twin River at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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