If The Big Lake Hornets were feeling good off their 40-7 takedown of the Columbia Heights Hylanders last Wednesday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. Big Lake ended up on the wrong side of a tough 28-8 walloping at the hands of Delano on Tuesday. The loss unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Big Lake in their matchups with Delano: they've now lost six in a row.
Despite the loss, Big Lake still got an impressive performance from Wuoson Nehwah, who rushed for 119 yards on only 13 carries.
Big Lake's loss was their tenth straight on the road (dating back to last season), which dropped their overall record down to 1-8. Those losses could be blamed on the team's offensive performance across that stretch, as they only averaged 8.6 points per game. As for Delano, the win was the third in a row for they, bringing their record for this year to 5-5.
Big Lake does not have any more games scheduled as of now. Delano will face off against Mound-Westonka/Southwest Christian at 0:00 a.m. on Saturday. The matchup should be an exciting one, as these teams are ranked near one another in Minnesota (Mound-Westonka/Southwest Christian is ranked 65th, while Delano is ranked 81st).
