The Merkel Badgers will head out on the road to challenge the Cisco Loboes at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The squads are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Merkel has struggled recently with four losses in a row, while Cisco will arrive with three straight victories.
Merkel is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They took a blow against Albany on Friday, falling 62-21. That's two games in a row now that the Badgers have lost by exactly 41 points.
Despite the defeat, Merkel got top-tier performance from Mayson Prieto, who picked up 161 receiving yards and two touchdowns. Prieto got the majority of those receiving yards when he pulled down a pass and took off for a gain of 93 yards.
Meanwhile, Cisco earned a 35-22 win over Coleman on Friday.
Laike Kennedy continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, picking up 203 receiving yards and three touchdowns. With that strong performance, he is now averaging an impressive 106.8 receiving yards per game.
Merkel's loss dropped their record down to 0-4. As for Cisco, they pushed their record up to 3-1 with the victory, which was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season.
Merkel took a serious blow against Cisco when the teams last played back in October of 2019, falling 53-8. Thankfully for Merkel, Gibson Hearne (who threw for 161 yards and two touchdowns on only ten passes, and also rushed for 38 yards) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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