The Shakopee Sabers will face off against the Mounds View Mustangs at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Shakopee is coming into the matchup hot, having won their last five games.
Shakopee is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They took their game with ease, bagging a 42-6 victory over St. Michael-Albertville. Given the Sabers' advantage in MaxPreps' Minnesota football rankings (they are ranked 13th, while the Knights are ranked 89th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Mounds View entered their tilt with Prior Lake on Friday with five consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with six. In a tight match that could have gone either way, they made off with a 28-27 win over the Lakers.
Mitchell Olson was his usual excellent self, rushing for 191 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 11.2 yards per carry. He really tore up the turf during one magnificent 73-yard run. The team also got some help courtesy of Jacob Sampson, who rushed for 62 yards and two touchdowns.
Mounds View was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 281 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since the start of last season.
Shakopee's victory was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 9-1. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 43.4 points per game. As for Mounds View, their win bumped their record up to 8-2.
Shakopee took their victory against Mounds View in their previous matchup back in November of 2022 by a conclusive 42-21. Will Shakopee repeat their success, or does Mounds View have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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