The St. Peter Saints will head out to square off against the Albert Lea Tigers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have allowed few points on average (St. Peter 4, Albert Lea 11.2) so any points scored will be well earned.
St. Peter barely beat Belle Plaine the last time the pair played, but that sure wasn't the case this time around. The Saints blew past the Tigers 31-7 on Friday. The Saints haven't had any issues with the Tigers recently, as the game was their sixth consecutive win against them.
Meanwhile, Albert Lea didn't have too much breathing room in their matchup against Fairmont/Martin Luther on Friday, but they still walked away with a 29-24 victory.
Albert Lea's win came from a few key players St. Peter will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Charlie Irvine, who rushed for 69 yards and one touchdown on only five carries.
Albert Lea was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 204 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 199 rushing yards in four consecutive contests.
Albert Lea didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Layton Yost and Carter Conn. Albert Lea got some further help from Sam McGill: he picked up a sack and made nine total tackles (3.0 for loss).
St. Peter's record is now 4-1. As for Albert Lea, their record now sits at 5-0.
St. Peter came out on top in a nail-biter against Albert Lea in their previous meeting back in August of 2024, sneaking past 15-13. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Saints since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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