The Lincoln Lutheran Warriors will head out on the road to square off against the Bishop Neumann Cavaliers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both are strolling into their matches after big wins in their previous games.
Lincoln Lutheran is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They blew past Palmyra 45-6 at home on Friday. With that victory, the Warriors brought their scoring average up to 26 points per game.
Braxton Glines had an outrageously good game as he threw for 229 yards and five touchdowns while completing 72.7% of his passes, and also punched in a rushing score. Lincoln Lutheran also got a significant boost from Henry Prokop, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 96 yards.
Meanwhile, Bishop Neumann waltzed into their game on Friday with five straight wins... but they left with six. Their defense stepped up to hand the Cougars a 50-0 shutout. The Cavaliers might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won six contests by 34 points or more this season.
It was another big night for Conor Booth, who rushed for 232 yards and five touchdowns on only 11 carries. His rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his 17th straight game with at least 130 rushing yards dating back to last season. The team also got some help courtesy of Jake Rezac, who threw for 72 yards and two touchdowns.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Bishop Neumann was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 290 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 159 rushing yards in 13 consecutive matchups dating back to last season.
Lincoln Lutheran's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 3-4. As for Bishop Neumann, their record is now 6-1.
Lincoln Lutheran was dealt a bruising 62-10 loss at the hands of Bishop Neumann in their previous meeting back in September of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Booth, who rushed for 313 yards and five touchdowns on only 14 carries. Now that Lincoln Lutheran knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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