Football Preview: Mounds View Mustangs vs. Shakopee Sabers
The Mounds View Mustangs will face off against the Shakopee Sabers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Mounds View comes in on six and Shakopee on five.
Mounds View is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They won a match that couldn't have been any closer, slipping by Prior Lake 28-27.
Mitchell Olson was his usual excellent self, rushing for 191 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 11.2 yards per carry. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards. Jacob Sampson was in the mix as well, providing Mounds View with two touchdowns.
Mounds View was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 281 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 167 rushing yards in four consecutive games.
Meanwhile, Shakopee humbled St. Michael-Albertville with a 42-6 victory. The Sabers might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won six matchups by 21 points or more this season.
Shakopee's win was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 9-1. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 25.9 points. As for Mounds View, their record now sits at 8-2.
Mounds View might still be hurting after the 42-21 defeat they got from Shakopee when the teams last played back in November of 2022. Can Mounds View avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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