Football Preview: Madison Dragons vs. Twin River Titans
The Madison Dragons will head out to challenge the Twin River Titans at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Madison will come in still looking for their first win of the season.
Madison is headed into the game out to prove that what happened against David City on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Madison took a blow against David City, falling 67-6.
Meanwhile, you're bound to get a positive result if you outscore your opponent every quarter, and that's exactly how it played out for Twin River on Friday. They took down Newman Grove/St. Edward 30-14.
Paydon Rinkol was his usual excellent self, rushing for 175 yards and two touchdowns, while also throwing for 36 yards and a touchdown. His rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his seventh straight game with at least 146 rushing yards dating back to last season. Colsten Rodriguez was another key player, gaining 147 total yards and two touchdowns.
Twin River was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 254 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 179 rushing yards in six consecutive contests.
Madison's defeat dropped their record down to 0-6. As for Twin River, the win got them back to even at 3-3.
Madison took a serious blow against Twin River when the teams last played back in October of 2023, falling 67-26. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Rinkol, who rushed for 257 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 11.2 yards per carry, and also picked up 35 receiving yards and a touchdown. Now that Madison knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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