Kingsland has been away from home for two games now, but on Tuesday they'll finally make their return. They will welcome the Mabel-Canton Cougars at 7:00 p.m. One thing working in Kingsland's favor is that they have posted at least 31 points in their last seven contests.
Kingsland is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Minnesota's top teams: Houston, who was ranked 12th in their home state at the time (Kingsland was ranked seventh). Kingsland walked away with a 38-28 victory over Houston on Wednesday.
Zach Reiland was his usual excellent self, rushing for 366 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 21.5 yards per carry, and also picking up 45 receiving yards and a touchdown. With that strong performance, he is now averaging an impressive 129 rushing yards per game.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Kingsland was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 462 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in September of 2023.
Kingsland didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. In fact, those interceptions all came courtesy of defensive juggernaut Caden Reiter. Kingsland got some further help from Kd Reiland: he picked up a sack and made 13 total tackles (3.0 for loss).
Meanwhile, Mabel-Canton hadn't done well against Spring Grove recently (they were 1-8 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Wednesday. Mabel-Canton blew past Spring Grove 40-16. The win was some much needed relief for the Cougars as it spelled an end to their three-game losing streak.
Kingsland's victory was their eighth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 6-2. As for Mabel-Canton, the win got them back to even at 4-4.
Everything came up roses for Kingsland against Mabel-Canton in their previous meeting back in September, as the team secured a 33-6 victory. Will Kingsland repeat their success, or does Mabel-Canton have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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