St. John was handed a 28-point loss in their previous outing, but that didn't affect their clutch gene on Friday. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past the Midway/Minto Mustangs 30-28. The Woodchucks haven't had any issues with the Mustangs recently, as the game was their third consecutive win against them.
| 09/19/25 vs Midway/Minto | 57.6 |
| 10/03/24 vs North Star co-op [Cando/Bisbee-Egeland] | 39.6 |
| 09/27/24 vs North Border co-op [Walhalla/Pembina] | 39.6 |
| 09/20/24 @ Cavalier | 8.3 |
Peyton Belgarde had a dynamite game, rushing for 257 yards and four scores while picking up 16.1 yards per carry. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in passer rating (57.6).
Belgarde was just one part of a punishing run game: St. John was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 255 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Midway/Minto only rushed for four rushing yards.
St. John's record now sits at 2-3. As for Midway/Minto, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-4.
We've got plenty of inter-district action coming up soon. St. John will challenge rival North Border co-op [Walhalla/Pembina] on Friday. Meanwhile, Midway/Minto is set to face off against their familiar foe New Rockford-Sheyenne/Maddock on Friday.
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