Football Game Preview: St. Edmond Gaels vs. Graettinger-Terril/Ruthven-Ayrshire Titans

After both having extra time off, the St. Edmond Gaels and the Graettinger-Terril/Ruthven-Ayrshire Titans will shake off the cobwebs and hit the field against one another at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. St. Edmond has given up an average of 28.8 points per game this season, but Friday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.

St. Edmond is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 36 points on September 12th, they were much more limited against Bishop Garrigan last Friday. They were outmatched by the Golden Bears and fell 65-6. While losing is never fun, the Gaels can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Iowa football rankings (they are ranked 35th, while the Golden Bears are ranked first).

Meanwhile, Graettinger-Terril/Ruthven-Ayrshire strolled into their game on September 12th with a perfect record and they left with the same. They claimed a resounding 44-0 win over Newell-Fonda. Fans of the Titans have seen this all before: every one of the games they've played this season has ended in a blowout of 20+ points.

St. Edmond's defeat dropped their record down to 2-2. As for Graettinger-Terril/Ruthven-Ayrshire, their victory bumped their record up to 3-0.

St. Edmond came up short against Graettinger-Terril/Ruthven-Ayrshire in their previous matchup back in September of 2024, falling 54-46. Can the Gaels avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.