Football Game Preview: Winters on Home-Turf

By Team Reports Sep 17, 2024, 3:13am

Football Preview: Winters Blizzards vs. Iraan Braves

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The Winters Blizzards will square off against the Iraan Braves at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.

Winters' offense might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against Sterling City on Friday. They were dealt a 45-0 defeat at the hands of the Eagles. The Blizzards have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.

Meanwhile, Iraan put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They claimed a resounding 53-8 victory over Crane on the road. Fans of the Braves have seen this all before: every one of the games they've played this season has ended in a blowout of 20+ point.

Prather Schneemann had an outrageously good game as he threw for 368 yards and six touchdowns while completing 77.3% of his passes, and also rushed for 45 yards and a touchdown. Tristan Griffin was another key player, rushing for 137 yards and a touchdown on only 15 carries.

Iraan wouldn't let Crane keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. It was truly a group effort as Noah Gasser, Aiden Mendoza, and Cade Cravens picked up one apiece. Cravens is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made five or more in the last four games he's played dating back to last season.

Winters now has a losing record at 1-2. As for Iraan, their win bumped their record up to 3-0.

Everything came up roses for Winters against Iraan when the teams last played back in October of 2019 as the squad secured a 40-6 victory. Will Winters repeat their success, or does Iraan have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.

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