Football Game Preview: Staples-Motley Cardinals vs. Pelican Rapids Vikings

The Staples-Motley Cardinals will venture away from home to take on the Pelican Rapids Vikings at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday.

Staples-Motley is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Minnesota's top teams: Pillager, who was ranked 21st at the time (Staples-Motley was ranked 19th). The Cardinals fell 30-24 to the Huskies on Friday. Cardinals fans who chose to attend the game sure picked the wrong one: it was the first time the team has lost against the Huskies since Friday.

Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Pelican Rapids, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Thursday. They walked away with a 32-21 victory over Warroad on Friday. The Vikings haven't had any issues with the Warriors recently, as the game was their third consecutive win against them.

Having lost for the first time this season, Staples-Motley fell to 6-1. As for Pelican Rapids, the victory got them back to even at 3-3.