Waconia is 0-3 against Mankato West since October of 2016 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Waconia Wildcats will venture away from home to face off against the Mankato West Scarlets at 7:00 p.m. Mankato West took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on Waconia, who comes in off a win.
Waconia is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Minnesota's top teams: St. Thomas Academy, who was ranked 11th in their home state at the time (Waconia was ranked fifth). Waconia simply couldn't be stopped on Friday as they easily beat St. Thomas Academy 35-7 on the road. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Wildcats.
Meanwhile, Mankato West came up short against Andover on Friday and fell 28-21.
Waconia's victory bumped their record up to 2-0. As for Mankato West, their defeat ended a five-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 1-1.
Waconia was taken down by Mankato West 35-6 in their previous meeting back in September of 2023. Can Waconia avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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