The Cross County Cougars will face off against the St. Paul Wildcats at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
St. Paul is facing Cross County at the wrong time: Cross County suffered their first home loss of the season on Friday and they're likely out for redemption. They were dealt a 42-6 defeat at the hands of the Cardinals. While losing is never fun, the Cougars can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Nebraska football rankings (they are ranked 105th, while the Cardinals are ranked 29th).
Cross County's loss came about despite a quality game from Tyion Francis, who rushed for 64 yards and a touchdown on only five carries. That's the most rushing yards Francis has posted since back in September of 2023.
Meanwhile, St. Paul was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their seventh straight defeat dating back to last season. They took a blow against Ord, falling 49-13. The Wildcats were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 40-6.
The losing side was boosted by Cody Kuszak, who rushed for 60 yards and two touchdowns.
Cross County's loss ended an eight-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 2-3. As for St. Paul, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-5.
Cross County was taken down by St. Paul 61-6 in their previous meeting back in September of 2017. Thankfully for Cross County, Parker Klinginsmith (who rushed for 251 yards and four touchdowns on only 12 carries) 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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