Football Preview: Lewiston-Altura Cardinals vs. Wabasha-Kellogg Falcons
Lewiston-Altura is 4-0 against Wabasha-Kellogg since September of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Lewiston-Altura Cardinals will head out to challenge the Wabasha-Kellogg Falcons at 7:00 p.m. Lewiston-Altura knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 31 points or more in their past three contests -- so hopefully Wabasha-Kellogg likes a good challenge.
Last Friday, Lewiston-Altura took their match on the road with ease, bagging a 42-12 victory over Bethlehem Academy/Discovery. Lewiston-Altura might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won three games by 30 points or more this season.
Lewiston-Altura relied on the efforts of Peyton Snitker, who threw for 52 yards and two touchdowns, and Tyson Prigge, who rushed for 34 yards and a touchdown. An impressive showing, but Prigge really ramped things up playing D: he picked up a sack and made seven total tackles (2.0 for loss).
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Lewiston-Altura was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 232 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 232 rushing yards in three consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, Wabasha-Kellogg came up short against Cotter/Hope Lutheran/Riverway/Meinke HomeSchool on Friday, falling 27-6. The Falcons have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Lewiston-Altura's win bumped their record up to 3-1. As for Wabasha-Kellogg, their loss dropped their record down to 2-2.
Lewiston-Altura was able to grind out a solid victory over Wabasha-Kellogg in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, winning 36-25. The rematch might be a little tougher for Lewiston-Altura since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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