The Zumbrota-Mazeppa Cougars are taking a road trip to take on the Austin Packers at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Austin took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on Zumbrota-Mazeppa, who comes in off a win.
Zumbrota-Mazeppa took a loss when they played away from home last Friday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Thursday. They blew past La Crescent/La Crescent Montessori & Stem 42-20. Considering the Cougars have won four games by more than 21 points this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
Meanwhile, Austin was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They were beaten by Cannon Falls/Learning for Life HomeSchool 55-0. While losing is never fun, the Packers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Minnesota football rankings (they are ranked 256th, while the Bombers are ranked 106th).
Zumbrota-Mazeppa has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 5-2 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 34.5 points over those games. As for Austin, their loss dropped their record down to 1-6.
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