After two games on the road, Nicollet is heading back home. They will host the Houston Hurricanes at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Nicollet is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They claimed a resounding 62-12 win over Westbrook-Walnut Grove on the road. Considering the Raiders have won three matches by more than 35 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Meanwhile, Houston faced Alden-Conger/Glenville-Emmons in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Friday. Houston came out on top against Alden-Conger/Glenville-Emmons by a score of 40-28.
It was another big night for Maddox Rodriguez, who rushed for 165 yards and four touchdowns, and also caught a touchdown. Another back making a difference was Lee Klunder, who rushed for 100 yards and a touchdown.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Houston was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 308 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 183 rushing yards in five consecutive contests.
Houston's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of Owen Sobotta and Klunder.
Nicollet now has a winning record of 3-2. As for Houston, their victory bumped their record up to 2-3.
Nicollet lost to Houston at home by a decisive 58-44 margin in their previous meeting back in August of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Rodriguez, who rushed for 169 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 7.0 yards per carry, and also picked up 52 receiving yards. Now that Nicollet knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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