The St. Paul Flyers will challenge the Crestview Cougars at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
St. Paul is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They claimed a resounding 55-0 victory over New London at home. The high-flying offensive performance was a huge turnaround for the Flyers considering their seven-point performance the contest before.
Meanwhile, Crestview entered their tilt with Plymouth on Friday with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They blew past the Big Red, posting a 34-0 win on the road.
Crestview's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Ayden Reymer, who rushed for 91 yards and two touchdowns on only 12 carries. Crestview is 2-1 when Reymer posts two or more rushing touchdowns, but 1-3 otherwise. Bransen Hider was another key rusher, rushing for 58 yards and a touchdown on only six carries.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Crestview was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 212 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 212 rushing yards in three consecutive matchups.
St. Paul is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games, which provided a massive bump to their 3-4 record this season. As for Crestview, their win bumped their record up to an identical 3-4.
Everything went St. Paul's way against Crestview when the teams last played back in October of 2023, as St. Paul made off with a 33-7 victory. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Reymer, who rushed for 195 yards and a touchdown. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will St. Paul still be able to contain Reymer? There's only one way to find out.
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