Football Game Preview: Spirit Lake Indians vs. Estherville Lincoln Central Midgets

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Previous Games

10/04/24 - Home	49-7 W
09/29/23 - Away	42-33 W
09/30/22 - Home	45-0 W
10/01/21 - Away	6-14 L
09/18/20 - Away	34-27 W
+ 5 more games

Spirit Lake is 8-2 against Estherville Lincoln Central since November of 2015 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Friday. The Indians are taking a road trip to take on the Midgets at 7:00 p.m. Spirit Lake will aim to continue their three-game streak of scoring more points each game than the last.

Spirit Lake took a loss when they played away from home last Friday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Friday. They blew past Southeast Valley 56-27. The Indians' offense stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most points they've scored all season.

Meanwhile, Estherville Lincoln Central was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their tenth straight defeat dating back to last season. They were beaten by Kuemper 48-6. While losing is never fun, the Midgets can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Iowa football rankings (they are ranked 188th, while the Knights are ranked 13th).

Estherville Lincoln Central's loss dropped their record down to 0-7. As for Spirit Lake, with the victory, they broke their three-game losing streak and moved their record to 2-5.

Everything came up roses for Spirit Lake against Estherville Lincoln Central in their previous meeting back in October of 2024, as the team secured a 49-7 win. In that contest, the Indians amassed a halftime lead of 42-0, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.