Football Preview: Spring Grove Lions vs. Kingsland Knights
Spring Grove is on a six-game streak of home wins (dating back to last season), while Kingsland is on a eight-game streak of away wins (also dating back to last season): one of those streaks is about to end. The Spring Grove Lions will host the Kingsland Knights at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Spring Grove is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. They claimed a resounding 52-6 victory over Grand Meadow at home. The Lions' offense stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most points they've scored all season.
Meanwhile, while Kingsland put up plenty of points on Tuesday, the same can't be said for Mabel-Canton. Kingsland blew past Mabel-Canton 43-0 at home.
Kaaleem Reiland was his usual excellent self, rushing for 158 yards and two touchdowns on only 14 carries. With that strong performance, he is now averaging an impressive 105.6 rushing yards per game. Zach Reiland was another key player, rushing for 86 yards and two touchdowns on only ten carries.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Kingsland was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 375 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 197 rushing yards in 11 consecutive games dating back to last season.
One reason for the win was Kingsland's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for five sacks. Parker Johnson was particularly dangerous to the passing game, picking up threehimself.
Spring Grove's win bumped their record up to 10-0. As for Kingsland, their victory bumped their record up to 7-2.
Spring Grove didn't have too much breathing room in their matchup against Kingsland in their previous matchup on October 4th, but they still walked away with a 36-32 win. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Reiland, who rushed for 172 yards and a touchdown while picking up 8.2 yards per carry, and also picked up 101 receiving yards and two touchdowns. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Spring Grove still be able to contain Reiland? There's only one way to find out.
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