The Merkel Badgers will venture away from home to take on the Cisco Loboes at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The teams are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Merkel has struggled recently with four losses in a row, while Cisco will arrive with three straight victories.
Merkel is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They had to suffer through a 62-21 loss at the hands of Albany. That's two games in a row now that the Badgers have lost by exactly 41 points.
Despite the defeat, Merkel got top-tier performance from Mayson Prieto, who picked up 161 receiving yards and two touchdowns. Prieto torched the secondary when he pulled down a catch that went for 93 yards.
Meanwhile, Cisco was able to grind out a solid win over Coleman last Friday, taking the game 35-22.
Laike Kennedy was his usual excellent self, picking up 203 receiving yards and three touchdowns. With that strong performance, he is now averaging an impressive 106.8 receiving yards per game.
Merkel's loss dropped their record down to 0-4. As for Cisco, they pushed their record up to 3-1 with the victory, which was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season.
Merkel was taken down by Cisco 53-8 when the teams last played back in October of 2019. Thankfully for Merkel, Gibson Hearne (who threw for 161 yards and two touchdowns on only ten passes, and also rushed for 38 yards) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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