United South Central vs. Mayer Lutheran

7 p.m., Friday, Sept. 27

These school are not natural geographic rivals, with about 100 miles separating the two — Mayer Lutheran is west of Minneapolis and just north of Twin Cities' suburb Waconia; United South Central is in the deep south, near Albert Lea.

But they do reside next to each other in the latest Class 1A rankings (United South Central is No. 4, Mayer Lutheran is No. 5). And the Mid Southeast Red Subdistrict foes have been dominant to start the season. Mayer Lutheran (4-0-0, 3-0-0) has outscored opponents 187-32, while United South Central (4-0-0, 3-0-0) boasts a 134-27 scoring advantage over it's foes. 

United South Central’s Zach Niebuhr has 548 rushing yard and 10 touchdowns. Mayer Lutheran’s Zander Flucas owns similar numbers: 469 yards and eight touchdowns.