Week Seven of the high school football season brings the first of two straight battles with Carver County schools for the St. Louis Park Orioles.
First up is the Orioles home season finale against the Waconia Wildcats. Last Friday, the Orioles four game winning streak ended in a 49-25 defeat to the Holy Angels Stars. The St. Louis Park defense was just too much for Holy Angels running back Emmett Johnson as he had 24 carries for 416 yards and scored five touchdowns. There were some bright spots for the Orioles. Quarterback Will Dvorak completed 17 of 31 passes for 301 yards and two touchdown passes to his top target Stefano Giovanneli. Dvorak also rushed 40 yards and ran for a touchdown. According to mnfootballhub.com, there was no mention of any defensive statistics.
As for the Wildcats, they were shutout last week by the Chanhassen Storm 27-0. The Storm defense held the Wildcats leading rusher Max McEnelly to 88 yards on the ground. It's the second lowest rushing total for the junior running back this season. On September 24 against the Chaska Hawks, he was held to only 61 rushing yards in a 7-0 loss to the Hawks. On defense, Gage Mueller recorded 11 tackles.
The key to the game for the Orioles is for the Dvorak-Giovannelli combination to wear down the Wildcat defense and for the St. Louis Park defense to slow down McEnelly, who is 206 yards short of 1000 yards for the season.
The key to the game for the Wildcats is for McEnelly to get back on track and the offense line to create opportunities for him to rack up yardage.
Friday's weather picture is going to be a bit cooler as the night progresses so you might need to bundle up if you plan to attend the game. As usual, game time is 7 PM.
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