Football Preview: Kingsland Knights vs. Mabel-Canton Cougars
The Kingsland Knights will venture away from home to face off against the Mabel-Canton Cougars at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Kingsland is looking to tack on another W to their five-game streak on the road dating back to last season.
Last Friday, Kingsland was fully in charge, breezing past Alden-Conger 53-6 at home. Considering Kingsland has won three matches by more than 41 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Kaaleem Reiland continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 207 yards and four touchdowns on only eight carries, while also throwing for 128 yards and two touchdowns. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards. Zach Reiland was in the mix too, providing Kingsland with two touchdowns.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Kingsland was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 290 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 197 rushing yards in six consecutive games dating back to last season.
Kingsland wouldn't let Alden-Conger keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Kingsland can thank Parker Johnson and Bently Wiersma for forcing both of them. Another thorn in Alden-Conger's side was Kd Reiland, who picked up two sacks and made five total tackles.
Meanwhile, Mabel-Canton had just enough and edged Southland out 34-32 on Friday.
Kingsland's record now sits at 3-1. As for Mabel-Canton, their record now sits at 3-1.
Kingsland didn't have too much breathing room in their matchup against Mabel-Canton when the teams last played back in September of 2023, but they still walked away with a 40-34 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Kingsland 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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