The Sauk Centre Mainstreeters will venture away from home to take on the Rockford Rockets at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Sauk Centre's offense might be in the hot seat on Wednesday considering what happened against Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted on Friday. They lost 21-0 to the Lakers. The match marked the first time this season in which the Mainstreeters were not able to get on the board.
Meanwhile, Rockford was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They and Melrose were almost perfectly matched up, but Rockford suffered a 28-27 loss.
Despite their defeat, Rockford saw several players rise to the challenge and make noteworthy plays. Sean Asangwe, who picked up 141 receiving yards and a touchdown, was perhaps the best of all. Asangwe torched the secondary when he pulled down a catch that went for 83 yards. The team also got some help courtesy of Grant Kloss, who gained 73 total yards and a touchdown.
This is the second loss in a row for Sauk Centre and nudges their season record down to 2-5. As for Rockford, their loss dropped their record down to an identical 2-5.
Sauk Centre was taken down by Rockford 43-6 when the teams last played back in October of 2023. Thankfully for Sauk Centre, Logan Stedman (who rushed for 169 yards and a touchdown on only eight carries) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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