Football Game Preview: Alden-Conger/Glenville-Emmons vs. Houston Hurricanes

By Team Reports Sep 24, 2024, 7:04pm

Football Preview: Alden-Conger/Glenville-Emmons vs. Houston Hurricanes

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Alden-Conger/Glenville-Emmons will head out to challenge the Houston Hurricanes at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.

Alden-Conger/Glenville-Emmons is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Minnesota's top teams: LeRoy-Ostrander/Lyle/Pacelli, who was ranked eighth in their home state at the time (Alden-Conger/Glenville-Emmons was ranked 17th). Alden-Conger/Glenville-Emmons came up short against LeRoy-Ostrander/Lyle/Pacelli two weeks ago, falling 46-26.

Meanwhile, Houston lost to LeRoy-Ostrander on the road by a 48-34 margin on Friday. The loss continues a trend for the Hurricanes in their matchups with the Cardinals: they've now lost four in a row.

The loss doesn't tell the whole story though, as several players had good games. One of the most active was Lee Klunder, who rushed for 98 yards and two touchdowns. Morgan Rohweder also helped with two touchdowns in total.

Even though they lost, Houston was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 238 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 183 rushing yards in four consecutive contests.

Alden-Conger/Glenville-Emmons now has a losing record at 1-2. As for Houston, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-3.

Alden-Conger/Glenville-Emmons was dealt a bruising 38-6 loss at the hands of Houston when the teams last played back in August of 2018. Can Alden-Conger/Glenville-Emmons avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.

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