Football Preview: Galva Wildcats vs. Flanagan/Woodland Falcons
The Galva Wildcats will take on the Flanagan/Woodland Falcons at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Galva will come in still looking for their first win of the season.
Galva is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Illinois' top teams: Bushnell-Prairie City, who was ranked 14th in their home state at the time (Galva was ranked 25th). Galva was dealt a 52-24 loss at the hands of Bushnell-Prairie City on Friday. One positive for the Wildcats, at least, is that this was the most points they've scored all season.
Meanwhile, a win for Flanagan/Woodland just wasn't in the cards on Friday as the team wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They had to suffer through a 42-14 loss at the hands of Ridgewood [AlWood/Cambridge]. The Falcons have struggled against the Spartans recently, as their game on Friday was their third consecutive lost matchup.
Although Flanagan/Woodland took the loss, they still got scores from Leelynd Durbin and Connor Reed.
Flanagan/Woodland wouldn't let Ridgewood [AlWood/Cambridge] keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force three fumbles. It was truly a group effort as Brezdyn Simons, Logan Ruddy, and Liam Kapraun picked up one apiece. Ruddy also set a new season high mark in total tackles with six.
Galva's defeat dropped their record down to 0-8. As for Flanagan/Woodland, their loss ended a seven-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 5-3.
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