Football Preview: Litchfield Dragons vs. Eden Valley-Watkins Eagles
The Litchfield Dragons will square off against the Eden Valley-Watkins Eagles at 9:15 p.m. on Monday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both will really light up the scoreboard.
Last Friday, Litchfield got the win against Apollo by a conclusive 50-24. Given the Dragons' advantage in MaxPreps' Minnesota football rankings (they are ranked 83rd, while the Eagles are ranked 235th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Eden Valley-Watkins came tearing into Friday's match with 14 straight wins dating back to last season (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 35.1 points) and they left with even more momentum. They took down the Crusaders 32-14.
Eden Valley-Watkins' defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged three passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of Carter Scheeler and Brayden Becker.
The victory got Litchfield back to even at 1-1. As for Eden Valley-Watkins, their win was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 2-0.
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