Cardinals Fall to the Redbirds

Fond du Lac traveled to De Pere on Thursday night to face one of the top teams in the FRCC-North, but an early deficit proved too much to overcome in a 38-19 loss to the Redbirds.

The Cardinals’ defense came up with a stop on De Pere’s opening possession, but they had no answer for Redbirds senior Max Goebel, who accounted for three first-half touchdowns, including a pick-six on defense, as De Pere built a 21-0 lead.

Fond du Lac got on the scoreboard with 3:30 remaining in the first half when Eli Michalewicz powered in from one yard out to cut into the deficit.

The Cardinals nearly lost possession on the second-half kickoff but recovered and put together an impressive drive that ended with Michalewicz’s second touchdown run of the night. The score trimmed the De Pere lead to 28-13, but that was as close as Fond du Lac would get as the Redbirds pulled away for the 38-19 victory.

Next up for Fond du Lac is its Fox Valley Association opener on Friday, September 4, against Oshkosh West at Titan Stadium.

Thursday Night Scoreboard

Green Bay West 44 North Fond du Lac 3

Friday Nigh Football Schedule

Winnebago Lutheran at Amherst

Campbellsport at Kewaskum

Markesan at Laconia

Milwaukee King at Lomira

Oakfield at Belmont – 8-Player Football

Saturday Football Schedule

St. Mary’s Springs at Racine St. Catherines