Football Preview: Tripp-Delmont/Armour/Andes Central/Dakota Christian vs. Burke Cougars
Tripp-Delmont/Armour/Andes Central/Dakota Christian has been away from home for two games now, but on Friday they'll finally make their return. They will welcome the Burke Cougars at 7:00 p.m. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Tripp-Delmont/Armour/Andes Central/Dakota Christian is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They breezed by Scotland/Menno on the road to the tune of 64-14 last Friday. Considering Tripp-Delmont/Armour/Andes Central/Dakota Christian has won three games by more than 25 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Meanwhile, Burke didn't have too much trouble with Scotland/Menno at home on Friday as they won 38-22. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Cougars.
Gentry Bartling continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 204 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 9.3 yards per carry, and also catching a touchdown. His longest rush was for an incredible 78 yards. Kaleb Schonebaum was another key player, rushing for 119 yards and a touchdown.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Burke was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 326 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in September of 2023.
Burke wouldn't let Scotland/Menno keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Burke can thank Schonebaum and Maddox Mayer for forcing both of them.
Tripp-Delmont/Armour/Andes Central/Dakota Christian's win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 4-0. As for Burke, they now have a winning record of 3-2.
Tripp-Delmont/Armour/Andes Central/Dakota Christian took a serious blow against Burke when the teams last played back in September of 2020, falling 46-6. Thankfully for Tripp-Delmont/Armour/Andes Central/Dakota Christian, Taron Serr (who rushed for 69 yards and four touchdowns) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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