While the St. Louis Park soccer teams host a rare Friday night home doubleheader, the Oriole football team goes over the river and down Highway 62 to Mendota Heights they go to face the Two Rivers (nee Henry Sibley)Warriors.
The Orioles improved their record to 1-1 with a win in their home opener as they beat the Bloomington Jefferson Jaguars 26-20 in overtime. Deontez Ross, Jr. scored the game winning touchdown on St. Louis Park's second overtime possession to give returning fans a chance to celebrate the home opener. Ross rushed for 173 yards and two touchdowns.
As for the Warriors, they head into the game with an 0-2 record following a 55-0 drubbing by their city rival, the perennial Class AAAAA power the St. Thomas Academy Cadets. The Cadets would score 30 second quarter points and take a 38-0 halftime lead. Sophomore Savion Lopez scored four touchdowns for St. Thomas Academy and now has six on the young season. According to mnfootballhub.com, a frequent source for material in game previews, there were no statistics for Two Rivers first two games.
The key to the game for the Orioles is for Ross to have another outstanding running game and the defense to shut down Two Rivers and come up with the big play like Darryl Kemp III did in overtime against Jefferson as he stopped the Jaguars drive with an interception that would give St. Louis Park the win when they went on offense.
The key to the game for the Warriors is to establish an offensive rhythm and not get behind early like they did last week against St. Thomas Academy. They also need to have a strong second half. In their opening game against the Tartan Titans, the lost 29-22 with all their points coming in the first half.
It's going to be a cooler weather picture with the temperature around 65 degrees at game time, which is 7 PM. If you plan on making the trip to Mendota Heights, you might consider bringing a jacket.
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