Football Game Preview: Zumbrota-Mazeppa Cougars vs. La Crescent/La Crescent Montessori & Stem Lancers

The Zumbrota-Mazeppa Cougars will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against the La Crescent/La Crescent Montessori & Stem Lancers at 7:00 p.m. Zumbrota-Mazeppa's defense has only allowed 13.4 points per game this season, so La Crescent/La Crescent Montessori & Stem's offense will have their work cut out for them.

If Zumbrota-Mazeppa beats La Crescent/La Crescent Montessori & Stem with 42 points on Tuesday, it's going to be the squad's new lucky number: they've won their past two matchups with that exact score. The Cougars breezed past Austin to the tune of 42-0 on Wednesday. The final result isn't all that surprising considering the Cougars' considerable advantage in MaxPreps' Minnesota football rankings (they are ranked 122nd, while the Packers are ranked 264th).

Meanwhile, La Crescent/La Crescent Montessori & Stem was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. They had to suffer through a 40-7 loss at the hands of Caledonia.

Zumbrota-Mazeppa has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 6-2 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 36.0 points over those games. As for La Crescent/La Crescent Montessori & Stem, their record is now 1-7.

Zumbrota-Mazeppa took their win against La Crescent/La Crescent Montessori & Stem when the teams last played last Thursday by a conclusive 42-20 score. Will the Cougars repeat their success, or do the Lancers have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.