Football Game Preview: Ames Little Cyclones vs. Dallas Center-Grimes Mustangs

The Ames Little Cyclones will head out to challenge the Dallas Center-Grimes Mustangs at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Ames has given up an average of 39.9 points per game this season, but Friday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.

On Friday, Ames was beaten by Ankeny 55-3. While losing is never fun, the Little Cyclones can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Iowa football rankings (they are ranked 179th, while the Hawks are ranked ninth).

Meanwhile, a well-balanced attack led Dallas Center-Grimes over Marshalltown in every quarter on their way to victory on Friday. The Mustangs put the hurt on the Bobcats with a sharp 31-10 win. The Mustangs might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won three games by 21 points or more this season.

Dallas Center-Grimes is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 5-2 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 28.3 points over those games. As for Ames, their loss dropped their record down to 1-6.