Albert Lea is 0-5 against Waseca since August of 2015 but things could change on Friday. The Albert Lea Tigers will face off against the Waseca Bluejays at 7:00 p.m. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Albert Lea is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They put the hurt on Worthington with a sharp 33-13 win on Friday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Tigers.
Albert Lea's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Teaghen Tolbers, who rushed for 102 yards and two touchdowns on only ten carries, and Noah Teeter, who picked up 100 receiving yards and two touchdowns. Teeter didn't just play on offense: he also picked up a sack and made five total tackles.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Albert Lea was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 207 rushing yards. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 45.3 rushing yards per game earlier this season, but in their last three matchups they've averaged 153.
On the defensive side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Albert Lea's defense and their three sacks. Sam McGill was particularly dangerous to the passing game, picking up twohimself. He is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made eight or more in the last four games he's played dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, Waseca had already won four in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 21.8 points) and they went ahead and made it five on Friday. They blew past the Titans, posting a 42-7 victory on the road. The Bluejays might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won three matches by 28 points or more this season.
Albert Lea's record is now 2-4. As for Waseca, they pushed their record up to 5-1 with the win, which was their third straight on the road.
Albert Lea was dealt a bruising 53-0 defeat at the hands of Waseca in their previous meeting back in October of 2023. Can Albert Lea avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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