The St. Cloud Cathedral Crusaders will head out to take on the Paynesville Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Things were looking good for St. Cloud Cathedral after they put the first points on the board on Friday, but unfortunately for them things went downhill from there. They fell 18-14 to Eden Valley-Watkins. The Crusaders have struggled against the Eagles recently, as the game was their third consecutive lost matchup.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Paynesville). They simply couldn't be stopped on Friday as they easily beat Atwater-Cosmos-Grove City 52-12. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Bulldogs.
Paynesville now has a winning record of 3-2. As for St. Cloud Cathedral, their loss was their first in the conference, dropping their conference record down to 3-1 and their overall record down to 3-3.
St. Cloud Cathedral didn't have too much breathing room in their game against Paynesville in their previous matchup back in September of 2024, but they still walked away with a 35-30 win. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was the Bulldogs' Mason Hansen, who rushed for 156 yards and one touchdown, and also threw for 53 yards and a pair of TDs. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will the Crusaders still be able to contain Hansen? There's only one way to find out.
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