Football Game Preview: St. Ansgar Saints vs. Nashua-Plainfield Huskies

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Previous Games

09/27/24 - Home	27-7 W
09/22/23 - Away	28-6 W
09/11/20 - Away	42-0 W
09/27/19 - Away	59-0 W
09/21/18 - Home	51-0 W
+ 3 more games

St. Ansgar has gone a perfect 8-0 against Nashua-Plainfield recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Saints are taking a road trip to square off against the Huskies at 7:00 p.m. The two teams have allowed few points on average (St. Ansgar 7.8, Nashua-Plainfield 3.2) so any points scored will be well earned.

Nashua-Plainfield will face off against a team with plenty of momentum: St. Ansgar extended their winning streak to four on Friday. The Saints were the clear victors by a 27-6 margin over Newman Catholic. Given the Saints' advantage in MaxPreps' Iowa football rankings (they are ranked 67th, while the Knights are ranked 202nd) , the win wasn't entirely unexpected.

Meanwhile, on Friday Nashua-Plainfield's undefeated season almost came to an end. They narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past North Butler 10-7. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Huskies have posted against the Bearcats since September 30, 2016.

Nashua-Plainfield's win bumped their record up to 4-0. As for St. Ansgar, their victory bumped their record up to an identical 4-0.

Everything went St. Ansgar's way against Nashua-Plainfield when the teams last played back in September of 2024, as St. Ansgar made off with a 27-7 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Saints since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.