Football Game Preview: Watertown Plays at Home

By Team Reports Sep 11, 2024, 3:36am

Football Preview: Watertown Goslings vs. Mount Horeb/Barneveld Vikings

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After two games on the road, Watertown is heading back home. They will welcome the Mount Horeb/Barneveld Vikings at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.

Watertown's offense might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against Sauk Prairie on Friday. They were dealt a 44-0 loss at the hands of the Eagles. Having soared to a lofty 34 points in the game before, the Goslings' shutout was a dramatic turnaround.

Meanwhile, Mount Horeb/Barneveld put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They snuck past Beaver Dam with a 13-9 win. Given the Vikings' advantage in MaxPreps' Wisconsin football rankings (they are ranked 11th, while the Golden Beavers are ranked 65th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Among those leading the charge was Owen Preimesberger, who rushed for 114 yards and a touchdown. The dominant performance gave him a new career- in rushing yards.

Watertown now has a losing record at 1-2. As for Mount Horeb/Barneveld, their victory bumped their record up to 3-0.

Watertown lost to Mount Horeb/Barneveld at home by a decisive 60-41 margin in their previous meeting back in September of 2023. Can Watertown avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.

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