By: Brett Mars ’19, staff writer

The LVC football team hopes to finish the 2018 season on a high note.

Through nine games, the Flying Dutchmen have a 1-8 record. The season has been a disappointing one, but there still remains a chance for the Dutchmen to do something that few LVC football teams have done in recent years. That something would be winning the season finale against Albright College and giving the student body a chance to march on Kreiderheim.

In addition to the game having some extra meaning for all Dutchmen players, it will be a special day for the seniors. Since it’s the last home game of the season, Saturday’s game will serve as senior day; it’s a day where not only the senior football players are honored before kickoff, but also the senior cheerleaders.

“To be able to beat Albright and give our student body the chance to march on Kreiderheim to request a day off from school would be awesome,” Ryan Fink, senior running back and team captain, said. “We did it two years ago and it was a great feeling, so to do it again would be really neat.”

Fink also knows that Saturday’s game will be filled with emotions.

“It’s the last time that our senior class will get to play in a college football game, so beating our rivals would be a great way to end our careers,” Fink said.

Sophomore quarterback Kody Kegarise also knows what’s at stake.

“When I think about Saturday’s game, I can’t help but think back to my senior day in high school and how awesome it was to win,” Kegarise said. “Sending our seniors out with a win and allowing them to enjoy the same feeling I had in high school would be truly special.”

Sophomore wide receiver Zeke Wassell says despite how the season has gone so far, a win Saturday would be memorable.

“Our season has in no way, shape or form gone how we had hoped,” Wassell said. “I can’t imagine how difficult it must be for our seniors to see their final season transpire the way it has. To beat Albright and give the seniors something amazing to remember their last season by would be awesome.”

The Flying Dutchmen of LVC will host Albright on Saturday, Nov. 10, at 1 p.m.