The Spring Grove Lions will head out to square off against the Southland Rebels at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Spring Grove will be coming into the game with an undefeated record on the line.
Spring Grove is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Minnesota's top teams: Kingsland, who was ranked eighth in their home state at the time (Spring Grove was ranked fourth). Spring Grove secured a 36-32 W over Kingsland on Friday.
Meanwhile, a win for Southland just wasn't in the cards on Friday as the team wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They might be feeling deja-vu: they lost 55-13 to LeRoy-Ostrander, which was the same score (and result) they got the week prior. The Rebels have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Spring Grove pushed their record up to 7-0 with the victory, which was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Southland, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-5.
Spring Grove won a match that couldn't have been any closer in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, slipping by Southland 13-12. The rematch might be a little tougher for Spring Grove 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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