Third ranked MMCRU will battle number-two Saint Ansgar in the Class A championship game of the high school football playoffs in the UNI-Dome this (Thursday) afternoon. The game will put an MMCRU defense that gives up less than six points per game against a Saint Ansgar offense that averages 10 yards per carry and makes no secret of its intention to run the football.

That’s MMCRU coach Kyle Oswald, who says the Royals must be able to handle the deception in the Saint Ansgar run game.

Oswald says the Saint also have a solid defense.