The Van Meter Bulldogs will take on the Kuemper Knights at 10:00 a.m. on Friday. Both teams are coming into the matchup red-hot, with Van Meter sitting on seven straight victories and Kuemper on 12.
Van Meter is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Saturday. They walked away with a 14-6 win over Osage.
Meanwhile, Kuemper was fully in charge on Saturday, breezing past Wilton 49-21. Given the Knights' advantage in MaxPreps' Iowa football rankings (they are ranked fourth, while the Beavers are ranked 40th) , the win wasn't entirely unexpected.
Kuemper's win came from a few key players Van Meter will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Dylan Schon, who threw for 403 yards and six TDs while completing 71.1% of his passes. With that strong performance, he is now averaging an impressive 337.5 passing yards per game. Griffin Glynn was in the mix too, providing Kuemper with two touchdowns.
Kuemper's victory bumped their record up to 12-0. As for Van Meter, their win bumped their record up to 10-2.
Van Meter strolled past Kuemper in their previous matchup back in October of 2020 by a score of 35-18. Will the Bulldogs repeat their success, or do the Knights have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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