Football Game Preview: Middleton Leaves Home

By Team Reports Sep 10, 2024, 8:53am

Football Preview: Middleton Vikings vs. Kuna Kavemen

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The Middleton Vikings are taking a road trip to square off against the Kuna Kavemen at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Given that both suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this match.

Middleton is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Idaho's top teams: Madison, who was ranked ninth in their home state at the time (Middleton was ranked 25th). Middleton fell 28-21 to Madison on Friday.

Meanwhile, Kuna came up short against Timberline on Friday and fell 31-21. The Kavemen haven't had much luck with the Wolves recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.

Middleton's defeat dropped their record down to 1-1. As for Kuna, their loss dropped their record down to 0-2.

Middleton and Kuna were neck-and-neck when the teams last played back in October of 2022, but Middleton came up empty-handed after a 22-21 defeat. Thankfully for Middleton, Cole Luekenga (who threw for 294 yards and three touchdowns while completing 72.5% of his passes) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.

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