Football Recap: Lewiston-Altura Cardinals vs. Rushford-Peterson Trojans
Lewiston-Altura's game last Friday was a loss, but they didn't let that memory haunt them on Friday. In a tight contest that could have gone either way, they made off with a 19-18 win over the Rushford-Peterson Trojans. For the Cardinals, this counts as revenge for the 20-14 loss the Trojans walked away with the last time they faced one another back in October of 2023.
The critical scores for Lewiston-Altura came from Peyton Snitker, Tyson Prigge, and Eli Jensen.
Lewiston-Altura was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 314 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 232 rushing yards in six consecutive games.
Lewiston-Altura's victory was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 5-2. As for Rushford-Peterson, they now have a losing record at 3-4.
Lewiston-Altura will be playing in front of their home fans against Cotter at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Lewiston-Altura is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 36.8 points per game this season. As for Rushford-Peterson, they will head out on the road to challenge Wabasha-Kellogg at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Rushford-Peterson is facing Wabasha-Kellogg at the right time seeing as Wabasha-Kellogg is stuck on a five-game losing streak.
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