Football Game Preview: Staples-Motley Cardinals vs. Wadena-Deer Creek Wolverines + Official Tickets

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Previous Games

10/16/24 - Home	2-0 W
10/18/23 - Home	49-7 W
10/25/22 - Away	12-53 L
09/01/22 - Away	6-45 L
10/26/21 - Home	12-23 L
+ 5 more games

Staples-Motley and Wadena-Deer Creek are an even 5-5 against one another since October of 2017, but not for long. The Cardinals will challenge the Wolverines at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Wadena-Deer Creek took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on Staples-Motley, who comes in off a win.

On Wednesday, Staples-Motley was fully in charge, breezing past Pelican Rapids 43-13. Given the Cardinals' advantage in MaxPreps' Minnesota football rankings (they are ranked 36th, while the Vikings are ranked 160th) , the win wasn't entirely unexpected.

Meanwhile, Wadena-Deer Creek was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They had to suffer through a 48-12 loss at the hands of New York Mills. The Wolverines were down 40-6 at the end of the third quarter, and things only got worse from there.

Wadena-Deer Creek's loss dropped their record down to 2-6. As for Staples-Motley, their victory bumped their record up to 7-1.