The Assumption Knights will head out to square off against the Center Point-Urbana Stormin' Pointers at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
Assumption is probably headed into the contest with a chip on their shoulder considering Wahlert just ended the team's four-game winning streak on Friday. They fell 27-20 to the Golden Eagles.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Center Point-Urbana, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Friday. They claimed a resounding 50-14 victory over Maquoketa. Give some credit to the fans of both teams: the last four times they've met, the home team has come away the winner.
Center Point-Urbana's win was their first in the conference, bumping their conference record up to 1-2 and their overall record up to 2-5. As for Assumption, their defeat was their first in the conference, dropping their conference record down to 2-1 and their overall record down to 4-3.
Everything came up roses for Assumption against Center Point-Urbana when the teams last played back in October of 2017, as the team secured a 41-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Knights since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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