Football Game Preview: Coon Rapids-Bayard Crusaders vs. Glidden-Ralston Wildcats

The Coon Rapids-Bayard Crusaders will head out on the road to face off against the Glidden-Ralston Wildcats at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Coon Rapids-Bayard has given up an average of 44.9 points per game this season, but Friday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.

Coon Rapids-Bayard is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Iowa's top teams: Audubon, who was ranked first at the time (Coon Rapids-Bayard was ranked ninth). The Crusaders were dealt an 86-30 defeat at the hands of the Wheelers on Friday. The loss continues a trend for the Crusaders in their meetings with the Wheelers: they've now lost eight in a row.

Meanwhile, it's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 54-18, which was the final score in Glidden-Ralston's tilt against Exira-EHK on Friday.

Coon Rapids-Bayard's defeat dropped their record down to 4-3. As for Glidden-Ralston, their loss dropped their record down to 2-5.

Coon Rapids-Bayard was taken down by Glidden-Ralston 48-6 when the teams last played back in October of 2024. Can the Crusaders avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.