The Xavier Saints will face off against the Decorah-North Winneshiek Vikings at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Decorah-North Winneshiek will be up against a hot Xavier team: the squad just extended their winning streak to seven. The Saints blew past Waterloo East, posting a 61-18 victory. Given the Saints' advantage in MaxPreps' Iowa football rankings (they are ranked fourth, while the Trojans are ranked 215th) , the win on Friday wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Decorah-North Winneshiek). They simply couldn't be stopped on Friday as they easily beat Mason City 58-13. The Vikings have beaten the Mohawks the last three times they've met, but they better watch out: this was the closest the Mohawks has come to flipping the script.
Xavier's win bumped their record up to 7-0. As for Decorah-North Winneshiek, their victory bumped their record up to 6-1.
Xavier took their win against Decorah-North Winneshiek when the teams last played back in September of 2019 by a conclusive 36-14 score. Do the Saints have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Vikings turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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