Pipestone is 6-0 against Lake Crystal-Wellcome Memorial since August of 2019, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Pipestone Arrows will look to defend their home field against the Lake Crystal-Wellcome Memorial Knights at 7:00 p.m. Pipestone's defense has only allowed 13.7 points per game this season, so Lake Crystal-Wellcome Memorial's offense will have their work cut out for them.
Pipestone is probably headed into the contest with a chip on their shoulder considering Luverne just ended the team's six-game winning streak on Friday. They took a 6-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Cardinals. The match marked the first time this year in which the Arrows were not able to get on the board.
Meanwhile, Lake Crystal-Wellcome Memorial had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 29.5 points) and they went ahead and made it three on Friday. They snuck past the Buccaneers with a 27-21 win.
Lake Crystal-Wellcome Memorial can attribute much of their success to Nathan Sickler, who threw for 107 yards and two touchdowns.
Lake Crystal-Wellcome Memorial didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Braxton Dudgeon and Ryan Masters. Dudgeon also snagged an interception, which is notable because Lake Crystal-Wellcome Memorial is 2-1 when he posts at least one interception, but 1-2 otherwise.
Having lost for the first time this season, Pipestone fell to 6-1. As for Lake Crystal-Wellcome Memorial, the victory got them back to even at 3-3.
Pipestone didn't have too much breathing room in their game against Lake Crystal-Wellcome Memorial in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, but they still walked away with a 14-8 win. Does Pipestone have another victory up their sleeve, or will Lake Crystal-Wellcome Memorial turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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