Football Preview: Garden Plain Owls vs. Belle Plaine Dragons
Garden Plain is 7-0 against Belle Plaine since September of 2014, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Garden Plain Owls will look to defend their home field against the Belle Plaine Dragons at 7:00 p.m. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
Last Friday, Garden Plain took a blow against Cheney, falling 41-7. The loss continues a trend for the Owls in their matchups with the Cardinals: they've now lost five in a row.
Meanwhile, Belle Plaine was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their sixth straight defeat dating back to last season. They came up short against Chaparral, falling 21-0.
Garden Plain's loss ended a three-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 1-2. As for Belle Plaine, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-3.
Friday's match might be decided in the trenches. Garden Plain has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 221 rushing yards per game. It's a different story for Belle Plaine, though, as they've been averaging only 29. How will they fare against such a dominant running game?
Everything came up roses for Garden Plain against Belle Plaine when the teams last played back in October of 2021 as the squad secured a 37-7 victory. Will Garden Plain repeat their success, or does Belle Plaine have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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