Heppner has enjoyed a four-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will face off against the St. Paul Buckaroos at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. The two teams have allowed few points on average, (Heppner: 8.1, St. Paul: 7.3) so any points scored will be well earned.
Heppner is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Saturday. They secured a 16-12 W over Lost River. The 16-point effort marked the Mustangs' lowest-scoring contest of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
The critical scores for Heppner came from Alakae Rodriguez and Zach Brown.
Meanwhile, St. Paul faced Culver in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Friday. St. Paul claimed a resounding 43-8 win over Culver. The Buckaroos might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won nine matches by 30 points or more this season.
The victory for St. Paul keeps them at an undefeated 11-0. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 47.6 points per game. As for Heppner, their win was their tenth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 11-0.
Heppner might still be hurting after the 26-0 loss they got from St. Paul in their previous matchup back in November of 2017. Can Heppner avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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