Football Game Preview: Earlham vs. Madrid

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Earlham will look to defend their home turf on Friday against Madrid at 7:00 PM. If you head out to watch the game, expect to stay the whole 48 minutes: the MaxPreps state rankings predict a close match.

Earlham were close but not close enough last Friday as they fell 17-20 to Pleasantville.

Meanwhile, there's no need to mince words: Madrid lost to Van Meter, and they lost bad. The score wound up at 0-53.

Given their recent losses, both teams have a little extra motivation heading into this weekend. Find out which team's record gets a tune-up and which team falls into a funk by watching the game and checking back on MaxPreps for the full scoop.

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