The Nicollet Raiders will venture away from home to square off against the Cedar Mountain Cougars at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.
Nicollet is headed into the matchup out to prove that what happened against Houston on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Nicollet was outmatched by Houston at home and fell 68-28. The Raiders were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 38-12.
Meanwhile, Cedar Mountain faced Edgerton in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Friday. Cedar Mountain came out on top against Edgerton by a score of 46-34. The high-flying offensive performance was a huge turnaround for the Cougars considering their eight-point performance the contest before.
Carson Schiller had a dynamite game for Cedar Mountain, throwing for 322 yards and five touchdowns.
Nicollet's defeat dropped their record down to 3-3. As for Cedar Mountain, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a massive bump to their 3-3 record this season.
Nicollet was taken down by Cedar Mountain 49-13 when the teams last played back in October of 2023. Thankfully for Nicollet, Cooper Freitag (who rushed for 240 yards and six touchdowns while picking up 12.6 yards per carry) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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