The Irondale Knights will head out to challenge the St. Francis Fighting Saints at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Irondale is coming into the game on a five-game losing streak.
Irondale is headed into the matchup out to prove that what happened against Spring Lake Park on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Irondale was beaten by Spring Lake Park 35-7.
Meanwhile, St. Francis came up short against Andover on Friday, falling 35-13. While losing is never fun, the Fighting Saints can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Minnesota football rankings (they are ranked 112th, while the Huskies are ranked eighth).
Irondale's defeat dropped their record down to 1-6. As for St. Francis, they dropped their record down to 1-5 with the loss, which was their fourth straight on the road dating back to last season.
Irondale took a serious blow against St. Francis when the teams last played back in October of 2023, falling 27-0. Can Irondale avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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