The Kelliher/Northome Mustangs will take on the Cook County Vikings at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Both are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Kelliher/Northome is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They took their game at home on Friday with ease, bagging a 45-8 win over Bigfork. The high-scoring effort was just what the Mustangs needed considering they were shutout in their previous match.
Meanwhile, Cook County got themselves on the board against Cass Lake-Bena/Bug-O-Nay-Ge-Shig on Friday, but Cass Lake-Bena/Bug-O-Nay-Ge-Shig never followed suit. They breezed by Cass Lake-Bena/Bug-O-Nay-Ge-Shig on the road to the tune of 46-0. With that victory, the Vikings brought their scoring average up to 29.6 points per game.
A big part of Cook County's win came down to the chemistry between Hunter Rex and his top target Nicholas Spry. Rex rushed for 89 yards and two touchdowns on only 11 carries while Spry picked up 154 receiving yards and three touchdowns. Those 89 rushing yards gave Rex a new career-high.
Cook County didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Devan Rude and Spry. Rude is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made six or more in the last 15 games he's played dating back to last season.
Kelliher/Northome's victory bumped their record up to 4-2. As for Cook County, the win got them back to even at 3-3.
Kelliher/Northome took a serious blow against Cook County in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, falling 58-14. That matchup was all but decided by halftime, at which point Kelliher/Northome was down 38-0.
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