Football Preview: Dupree Tigers vs. Timber Lake Panthers
Dupree is 1-6 against Timber Lake since August of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. A feisty cat fight will be fought when Tigers challenges the Timber Lake Panthers at 6:00 p.m. The two teams are strolling into their contests after big wins in their previous games.
Dupree will bounce into Friday's match after beating Lemmon/McIntosh, who they had gone 0-7 against in their seven prior meetings. Dupree blew past Lemmon/McIntosh, posting a 38-6 win at home. The result was nothing new for the Tigers, who have now won four games by 32 points or more so far this season.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Timber Lake). They breezed by Potter County co-op [Gettysburg/Hoven] on the road to the tune of 44-8 on Friday. The team's explosion on offense also rewarded the Panthers with their most commanding win of the season.
Dupree has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 4-3 record this season. As for Timber Lake, the victory got them back to even at 4-4.
Dupree took their win against Timber Lake when the teams last played back in September of 2023 by a conclusive 26-6. The rematch might be a little tougher for Dupree since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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