Football Game Preview: Tioga Pirates vs. Velva/Garrison/Drake/Anamoose

The Tioga Pirates will be defending their home field for the first time this season when they go up against Velva/Garrison/Drake/Anamoose on Friday. The squads are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Tioga has struggled recently with four defeats in a row, while Velva/Garrison/Drake/Anamoose will arrive with four straight wins.

Tioga lost 34-8 to Bottineau on Friday.

Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Velva/Garrison/Drake/Anamoose). They claimed a resounding 50-6 victory over Ray/Powers Lake. Considering Velva/Garrison/Drake/Anamoose has won three matchups by more than 27 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.

Tioga's loss dropped their record down to 1-4. As for Velva/Garrison/Drake/Anamoose, their win bumped their record up to 5-1.