Football Game Preview: Velva/Garrison/Drake/Anamoose vs. Tioga Pirates

Velva/Garrison/Drake/Anamoose will take on the Tioga Pirates on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Velva/Garrison/Drake/Anamoose has four straight victories, Tioga has four straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.

Velva/Garrison/Drake/Anamoose is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They blew past Ray/Powers Lake 50-6 on Friday. The final result isn't all that surprising considering Velva/Garrison/Drake/Anamoose's considerable advantage in MaxPreps' North Dakota football rankings (they are ranked fifth, while Ray/Powers Lake is ranked 28th).

Meanwhile, Tioga lost 34-8 to Bottineau on Friday.

Velva/Garrison/Drake/Anamoose's win bumped their record up to 5-1. As for Tioga, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-4.