Football Preview: Minnewaska Area Lakers vs. Rockford Rockets
Minnewaska Area hasn't had much luck against Rockford recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Minnewaska Area Lakers will challenge the Rockford Rockets at 7:00 p.m. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Minnewaska Area took a loss when they played away from home two weeks ago, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Friday. They put the hurt on Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted with a sharp 33-8 win.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Rockford). They claimed a resounding 35-0 victory over Montevideo on the road.
Rockford's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Dalton Larson, who rushed for 116 yards and a touchdown on only ten carries. The dominant performance gave Larson a new career-high in rushing yards. The team also got some help courtesy of Braden Blanchard, who picked up 148 receiving yards and a touchdown.
The victory got Minnewaska Area back to even at 2-2. As for Rockford, the win also got them back to even at 2-2.
Minnewaska Area was dealt a bruising 34-7 loss at the hands of Rockford when the teams last played back in September of 2023. Thankfully for Minnewaska Area, Logan Stedman (who rushed for 130 yards and two touchdowns) 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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