The Coon Rapids Cardinals will head out on the road to face off against the Mounds View Mustangs at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Coon Rapids has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the match with 14 straight defeats, while Mounds View will come in with four straight victories.
Coon Rapids is headed into the matchup out to prove that what happened against Farmington on Thursday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Coon Rapids had to suffer through a 48-6 loss at the hands of Farmington. While losing is never fun, the Cardinals can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Minnesota football rankings (they are ranked 245th, while the Tigers are ranked 86th).
Meanwhile, while Mounds View put up plenty of points on Thursday, the same can't be said for St. Michael-Albertville. Mounds View really took it to St. Michael-Albertville for the full four quarters, racking up a 37-0 win at home. Considering the Mustangs have won six games by more than 20 points this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
Mitchell Olson was a one-man wrecking crew for Mounds View as he rushed for 124 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 7.3 yards per carry. Olson was no stranger to the big play, turning on the jets for a run that went for 55 yards. The team also got some help courtesy of Jacob Sampson, who rushed for 29 yards and a touchdown.
Coon Rapids' loss dropped their record down to 0-8. As for Mounds View, they pushed their record up to 6-2 with the victory, which was their fourth straight at home.
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