Football Game Preview: Mabel-Canton Plays at Home

By Team Reports Sep 17, 2024, 1:35am

Football Preview: Mabel-Canton Cougars vs. Southland Rebels

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Mabel-Canton has been on the road for two straight, but on Friday they'll finally head home. They will host the Southland Rebels at 7:00 p.m.

Mabel-Canton is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Minnesota's top teams: Houston, who was ranked 13th in their home state at the time (Mabel-Canton was ranked 20th). Mabel-Canton was dealt a 60-20 loss at the hands of Houston on Friday. The contest was a close 22-20 at the break, but unfortunately for the Cougars it sure didn't stay that way.

Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Southland). They blew past Madelia 42-8 at home on Saturday. The high-scoring effort was just what the Rebels needed considering they were shutout in their previous match.

Having lost for the first time this season, Mabel-Canton fell to 2-1. As for Southland, the win also got them back to even at 2-2.

Mabel-Canton couldn't quite finish off Southland in their previous matchup back in September of 2023 and fell 29-26. Will Mabel-Canton have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more football content.

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