Football Recap: Pine Ridge Thorpes vs. St. Francis Indian Warriors
Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Pine Ridge). They blew past the St. Francis Indian Warriors, posting a 70-18 victory on the road. The result was nothing new for the Thorpes, who have now won four matches by 26 points or more so far this season.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Pine Ridge was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 410 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 329 rushing yards in three consecutive contests.
Pine Ridge's win bumped their record up to 4-1. As for St. Francis Indian, their loss was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 1-4.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Pine Ridge will host McLaughlin at 2:00 p.m. on Thursday. Pine Ridge will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more points each matchup than the last. As for St. Francis Indian, they and Mahpiya Luta are set to duel on Thursday. St. Francis Indian is facing Mahpiya Luta at the right time seeing as Mahpiya Luta is stuck on a five-game losing streak.
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