Football Preview: Mabel-Canton Cougars vs. Kingsland Knights
Mabel-Canton is on a five-game streak of home wins (dating back to last season), while Kingsland is on a five-game streak of away wins (also dating back to last season): one of those streaks is about to end. The Mabel-Canton Cougars will welcome the Kingsland Knights at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Mabel-Canton will head into Friday's game on the come-up: they were handed a 40-point defeat in their previous outing, but they didn't let that bad energy affect their game against Southland last Friday. Mabel-Canton sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 34-32 victory over Southland.
Meanwhile, everything came up roses for Kingsland at home against Alden-Conger on Friday as the team secured a 53-6 win. Kingsland might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won three contests by 42 points or more this season.
Kaaleem Reiland was his usual excellent self, rushing for 207 yards and four touchdowns on only eight carries, while also throwing for 128 yards and two touchdowns. He really tore up the turf during one magnificent 83-yard run. Zach Reiland was another key player, gaining 88 total yards and two touchdowns.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Kingsland was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 290 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 197 rushing yards in six consecutive matchups dating back to last season.
Kingsland's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged four passes before it was all said and done. Caden Reiter led the group effort, picking up two of those interceptions all by himself. Another thorn in Alden-Conger's side was Kd Reiland, who picked up two sacks and made five total tackles.
Mabel-Canton's victory bumped their record up to 3-1. As for Kingsland, their win bumped their record up to an identical 3-1.
Mabel-Canton came up short against Kingsland when the teams last played back in September of 2023, falling 40-34. Thankfully for Mabel-Canton, Beau Wiersma (who rushed for 344 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 20.2 yards per carry) 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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