Sauk Prairie is 1-8 against Mount Horeb/Barneveld since October of 2014 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Sauk Prairie Eagles will be playing in front of their home fans against the Mount Horeb/Barneveld Vikings at 7:00 p.m. Both have allowed few points on average, (Sauk Prairie: 14.2, Mount Horeb/Barneveld: 15) so any points scored will be well earned.
Last Friday, Sauk Prairie was able to grind out a solid win over Lakeside Lutheran, taking the game 24-14.
Meanwhile, Mount Horeb/Barneveld put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They took their game at home with ease, bagging a 54-0 victory over Stoughton. That looming 54-0 mark stands out as the most commanding margin for Mount Horeb/Barneveld yet this season.
It was another big night for Owen Preimesberger, who rushed for 171 yards and three touchdowns on only 13 carries, and also caught a touchdown. With that strong performance, he is now averaging an impressive 100.6 rushing yards per game. Another player making a difference was Owen Aeschlimann, who picked up 46 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Mount Horeb/Barneveld was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 203 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in September of 2023.
Sauk Prairie's win bumped their record up to 4-2. As for Mount Horeb/Barneveld, their victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 5-0.
Sauk Prairie was dealt a bruising 41-7 loss at the hands of Mount Horeb/Barneveld in their previous meeting back in September of 2023. Thankfully for Sauk Prairie, Kasey Helgeson (who rushed for 120 yards and two touchdowns on only 14 carries, and also threw for 194 yards and three touchdowns) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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