KoMets use fourth quarter surge to beat Bombers

In two of the past three games, the Kasson-Mantorville football team has seen a fourth quarter rally by their opponents that have made them sweat late in games. While Byron and Stewartville had all the fun of attempting to execute a fourth-quarter comeback, it might have been a little more enjoyable for the KoMets to be the team mounting the rally last week when they scored 15 fourth-quarter points in a 15-6 victory over Cannon Falls.
“It was a big win for us,” K-M football coach Broc Thrienen said. “It was nice to finish strong and play an entire game.”
The Bombers and KoMets could have played football in a phone booth for most of this game as it had the feel of two rams butting heads. With neither team mounting more than 200 yards of total offense, field position was going to be key and the Bombers would be the first to capitalize on it when Hayden Strain ran in for a six-yard touchdown to give Cannon Falls a 6-0 lead.
On the next drive, it seemed like K-M had a big play when Dalton Andrist had a long run for a touchdown, but the theme of penalties putting the KoMets in bad situations would come into play as a holding penalty would bring it back.
“It was very frustrating to have our drives stall in the red zone,” Thrienen admitted.  “You have to give Cannon Falls credit for forcing us to drive the field and not allowing big plays.”
With no offense to be seen, the KoMets would go into the