Football Preview: Flanagan/Woodland Falcons vs. Galva Wildcats
Flanagan/Woodland has been on the road for two straight, but on Friday they'll finally head home. They will host the Galva Wildcats at 7:00 p.m. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
Flanagan/Woodland is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Illinois' top teams: Ridgewood [AlWood/Cambridge], who was ranked third in their home state at the time (Flanagan/Woodland was ranked seventh). Flanagan/Woodland took a blow against Ridgewood [AlWood/Cambridge] on Friday, falling 42-14. The Falcons haven't had much luck with the Spartans recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
Although Flanagan/Woodland took the loss, they still got scores from Leelynd Durbin and Connor Reed.
Flanagan/Woodland wouldn't let Ridgewood [AlWood/Cambridge] keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force three fumbles. It was truly a group effort as Brezdyn Simons, Logan Ruddy, and Liam Kapraun picked up one apiece. Ruddy also set a new season high mark in total tackles with six.
Meanwhile, Galva was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their 17th straight loss dating back to last season. They had to suffer through a 52-24 loss at the hands of Bushnell-Prairie City. One positive for the Wildcats, at least, is that this was the most points they've scored all season.
Flanagan/Woodland's defeat ended a seven-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 5-3. As for Galva, their loss dropped their record down to 0-8.
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