The Shakopee Sabers will challenge the Eastview Lightning at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The timing is sure in Shakopee's favor as the squad sits on six straight wins at home (dating back to last season) while Eastview has been banged up by seven consecutive losses on the road also dating back to last season.
Last Thursday, Shakopee beat Blaine 29-20. Given the Sabers' advantage in MaxPreps' Minnesota football rankings (they are ranked 12th, while the Bengals are ranked 78th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, a win for Eastview just wasn't in the cards on Thursday as the team wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They were beaten by Eagan 34-7.
Eastview wouldn't let Eagan keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Eastview can thank Kaleb Ngwendson and Curt Herrera for forcing both of them.
Shakopee's victory bumped their record up to 7-1. As for Eastview, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-6.
Shakopee came up short against Eastview in their previous matchup back in September of 2018, falling 17-7. Can Shakopee avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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