Football Preview: Cook County Vikings vs. Kelliher/Northome Mustangs
The Cook County Vikings's road trip will continue as they head out to face the Kelliher/Northome Mustangs at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Cook County's defense heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They took their matchup on the road with ease, bagging a 46-0 win over Cass Lake-Bena/Bug-O-Nay-Ge-Shig. Considering the Vikings have won three contests by more than 26 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
A big part of Cook County's victory came down to the chemistry between Hunter Rex and his top target Nicholas Spry. Rex rushed for 89 yards and two touchdowns on only 11 carries while Spry picked up 154 receiving yards and three touchdowns. Those 89 rushing yards gave Rex a new career-high.
Cook County didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Devan Rude and Spry. Rude is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made six or more in the last 15 games he's played dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Kelliher/Northome). They claimed a resounding 45-8 win over Bigfork at home. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest victory of the season.
The win got Cook County back to even at 3-3. As for Kelliher/Northome, their victory bumped their record up to 4-2.
Everything came up roses for Cook County against Kelliher/Northome in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, as the squad secured a 58-14 win. In that match, Cook County amassed a halftime lead of 38-0, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
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