The Mabel-Canton Cougars are taking a road trip to take on the Kingsland Knights at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Mabel-Canton will bounce into Tuesday's match after beating Spring Grove, who they had gone 1-8 against in their nine prior meetings. Everything went Mabel-Canton's way against Spring Grove on Wednesday as Mabel-Canton made off with a 40-16 win. The victory was all the more spectacular given the Cougars' disadvantage in MaxPreps' Minnesota football rankings (they are ranked 29th, while the Lions are ranked fifth).
Meanwhile, Kingsland earned a 38-28 win over Houston on Wednesday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Knights.
It was another big night for Zach Reiland, who rushed for 366 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 21.5 yards per carry, and also picked 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. Kd Reiland was another major factor on D, picking up a sack and making 13 total tackles (3.0 for loss).
The victory snapped Mabel-Canton's losing streak at three games and leaves them with a 4-4 record. As for Kingsland, their win was their eighth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 6-2.
Mabel-Canton was taken down by Kingsland 33-6 when the teams last played back in September. Can Mabel-Canton avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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