Mountain Iron-Buhl is on a 22-game streak of home wins (dating back to last season), while Cook County is on a four-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Mountain Iron-Buhl Rangers will take on the Cook County Vikings at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both teams come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Tuesday, Mountain Iron-Buhl never let their opponents score. They narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past Bigfork 2-0. Given Mountain Iron-Buhl's advantage in MaxPreps' Minnesota football rankings (they are ranked fifth, while Bigfork is ranked 56th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Cook County can now show off five landslide victories after their most recent match on Tuesday. They claimed a resounding 58-14 win over Kelliher/Northome at home. With Cook County ahead 38-0 at the half, the match was all but over already.
Cook County can attribute much of their success to Hunter Rex, who threw for 52 yards and two touchdowns, and Macoy Fairbanks, who picked up 107 receiving yards and two touchdowns. Jordan Backstrom got in on the action as well, converting a pick into a touchdown.
Mountain Iron-Buhl's victory bumped their record up to 9-0. As for Cook County, they now have a winning record of 5-4.
Everything came up roses for Mountain Iron-Buhl against Cook County when the teams last played back in September as the squad secured a 66-14 victory. Will Mountain Iron-Buhl repeat their success, or does Cook County have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
