The Thoreau Hawks will face off against the St. Michael's Horsemen at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Thoreau comes in on eight and St. Michael's on 17.
Thoreau is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup last Friday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 22-20 victory over Hope Christian. 22 seems to be a good number for the Hawks as the squad scooped up a win with the same number of points in their previous game.
Meanwhile, St. Michael's offense rose to the challenge against a Cardinals defense that boasted an average of only 13.2 points allowed two weeks ago. St. Michael's walked away with a 34-21 victory over Robertson. The Horsemen pushed the score to 34-14 by the end of the third, a deficit the Cardinals cut but never quite recovered from.
St. Michael's pushed their record up to 10-0 with the win, which was their ninth straight on the road dating back to last season. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 33.6 points. As for Thoreau, their victory bumped their record up to 9-2.
Thoreau was taken down by St. Michael's 50-0 in their previous matchup back in November of 2022. Can Thoreau avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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