The Chaska Hawks will challenge the Northfield Raiders at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Chaska's defense has only allowed 13.2 points per game this season, so Northfield's offense will have their work cut out for them.
Chaska is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Minnesota's top teams: Mankato West, who was ranked seventh in their home state at the time (Chaska was ranked 21st). Chaska fell just short of Mankato West by a score of 17-14 on Friday. The Hawks have struggled against the Scarlets recently, as their game on Friday was their sixth consecutive lost matchup.
Meanwhile, Northfield took a blow against Owatonna on Friday, falling 39-6. While losing is never fun, the Raiders can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Minnesota football rankings (they are ranked 110th, while the Huskies are ranked 11th).
Chaska's defeat dropped their record down to 2-2. As for Northfield, their loss ended a four-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 1-3.
Everything came up roses for Chaska against Northfield when the teams last played back in September of 2023 as the team secured a 70-7 win. Will Chaska repeat their success, or does Northfield have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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