The Mabel-Canton Cougars will challenge the Alden-Conger Knights at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
Mabel-Canton 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 (Mabel-Canton was ranked 20th). Mabel-Canton was beaten by Kingsland 33-6 on Friday. The match marked the Cougars' lowest-scoring matchup so far this season.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 50 points the game before, Alden-Conger was a bit more limited in their game last Friday. They were outmatched by Kingsland on the road and fell 53-6.
Mabel-Canton's loss ended a five-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 3-2. As for Alden-Conger, they now have a losing record at 1-2.
Everything came up roses for Mabel-Canton against Alden-Conger when the teams last played back in October of 2016, as the squad secured a 55-0 win. Will Mabel-Canton repeat their success, or does Alden-Conger have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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