Mabel-Canton has won five straight games at home (dating back to last season), while Kingsland has won five straight on the road also dating back to last season, but those streaks won't matter much on Friday. The Mabel-Canton Cougars will welcome the Kingsland Knights at 7:00 p.m. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both will really light up the scoreboard.
Mabel-Canton will head into Friday's game on the come-up: they were handed a 40-point defeat in their previous outing, but they didn't let that bad energy affect their game against Southland on Friday. Mabel-Canton narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past Southland 34-32.
Meanwhile, Kingsland was fully in charge on Friday, breezing past Alden-Conger 53-6 at home. Kingsland might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won three matches by 42 points or more this season.
Kaaleem Reiland continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 207 yards and four touchdowns on only eight carries, while also throwing for 128 yards and two touchdowns. His longest rush was for an incredible 83 yards. Another player making a difference was Zach Reiland, who gained 88 total yards and two touchdowns.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Kingsland was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 290 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 197 rushing yards in six consecutive contests dating back to last season.
Kingsland's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged four passes before it was all said and done. Caden Reiter led the group effort, picking up two of those interceptions all by himself. Kd Reiland was another major factor on D, picking up two sacks and making five total tackles.
Mabel-Canton's victory bumped their record up to 3-1. As for Kingsland, their win bumped their record up to an identical 3-1.
Mabel-Canton came up short against Kingsland in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, falling 40-34. Thankfully for Mabel-Canton, Beau Wiersma (who rushed for 344 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 20.2 yards per carry) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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