Football Game Preview: Pella Dutch vs. Oskaloosa Indians

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Previous Games

10/07/22 - Away	49-0 W
10/08/21 - Home	36-0 W
10/11/19 - Home	35-3 W
10/05/18 - Away	35-36 L
08/25/17 - Away	35-7 W
+ 3 more games

Pella has gone 7-1 against Oskaloosa recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Dutch are taking a road trip to challenge the Indians at 7:00 p.m. Pella's defense has only allowed 10.5 points per game this season, so Oskaloosa's offense will have their work cut out for them.

Pella is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Iowa's top teams: Newton, who was ranked 16th at the time (Pella was ranked 23rd). The Dutch fell just short of the Cardinals by a score of 35-33 on Friday. The loss was the Dutch's first of the season.

Meanwhile, Oskaloosa was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their seventh straight loss dating back to last season. They were outmatched by Grinnell and fell 28-0. While getting shut out isn't ideal, the Indians haven't been shut out since back in August.

Having lost for the first time this season, Pella fell to 5-1. As for Oskaloosa, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-6.

Everything came up roses for Pella against Oskaloosa in their previous matchup back in October of 2022, as the squad secured a 49-0 victory. Will the Dutch repeat their success, or do the Indians have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.