The Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg Fighting Saints will challenge the Upsala/Swanville Patriots at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They blew past Long Prairie-Grey Eagle 56-7 at home on Friday. The Fighting Saints' offense checked out after the first half but had enough points banked to take the game anyway.
Trey Gunderson had an outrageously good game as he rushed for 115 yards and a touchdown on only five carries. His longest rush was for an impressive 57 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total.
Meanwhile, Upsala/Swanville put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. Everything went their way against Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa as Upsala/Swanville made off with a 28-8 victory. Fans of the Patriots have seen this all before: every one of the games they've played this season has ended in a blowout of 20+ points.
Upsala/Swanville was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 207 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 186 rushing yards in three consecutive matches.
Upsala/Swanville's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged three passes before it was all said and done. It was truly a group effort as Hunter Moore, Brody Kircher, and Jack Primus picked up one apiece.
The win snapped Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg's losing streak at three games and leaves them with a 3-3 record. As for Upsala/Swanville, they pushed their record up to 5-0 with the victory, which was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season.
Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg came up short against Upsala/Swanville when the teams last played back in October of 2023, falling 20-14. Will Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other football content.
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