Football Preview: Lake Crystal-Wellcome Memorial Knights vs. Pipestone Arrows
Lake Crystal-Wellcome Memorial is 0-6 against Pipestone since August of 2019 but things could change on Friday. The Lake Crystal-Wellcome Memorial Knights are taking a road trip to take on the Pipestone Arrows at 7:00 p.m. Lake Crystal-Wellcome Memorial will be strutting in after a win while Pipestone will be coming in after a defeat.
Lake Crystal-Wellcome Memorial will bounce into Friday's match after beating Blue Earth, who they hadn't topped in four consecutive meetings. Lake Crystal-Wellcome Memorial snuck past Blue Earth with a 27-21 victory on Friday. Winning may never get old, but the Knights sure are getting used to it with their third in a row.
Lake Crystal-Wellcome Memorial can attribute much of their success to Nathan Sickler, who threw for 107 yards and two touchdowns.
Lake Crystal-Wellcome Memorial didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Braxton Dudgeon and Ryan Masters. Dudgeon also snagged an interception, which is notable because Lake Crystal-Wellcome Memorial is 2-1 when he posts at least one interception, but 1-2 otherwise.
Meanwhile, Pipestone fell victim to Luverne and their airtight defense on Friday. They took a 6-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Cardinals. That makes it the first time this season the Arrows have let down their home crowd.
The win got Lake Crystal-Wellcome Memorial back to even at 3-3. As for Pipestone, the loss snapped their losing streak at six games and leaves them with a 6-1 record.
Lake Crystal-Wellcome Memorial came up short against Pipestone in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, falling 14-8. Can Lake Crystal-Wellcome Memorial avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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