Football Preview: Chaska Hawks vs. Northfield Raiders
The Chaska Hawks will square off against the Northfield Raiders at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Chaska's defense has only allowed 13.2 points per game this season, so Northfield's offense will have their work cut out for them.
Chaska is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Minnesota's top teams: Mankato West, who was ranked seventh in their home state at the time (Chaska was ranked 21st). Chaska fell just short of Mankato West by a score of 17-14 on Friday. The Hawks haven't had much luck with the Scarlets recently, as the team's come up short the last five times they've met.
Meanwhile, it's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 39-6, which was the final score in Northfield's tilt against Owatonna on Friday. While losing is never fun, the Raiders can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Minnesota football rankings (they are ranked 110th, while the Huskies are ranked 11th).
Chaska's loss dropped their record down to 2-2. As for Northfield, their defeat ended a four-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 1-3.
Everything came up roses for Chaska against Northfield in their previous matchup back in September of 2023 as the squad secured a 70-7 win. Does Chaska have another victory up their sleeve, or will Northfield turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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