The Thompson Tommies will take on the Oakes Tornadoes at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Neither Thompson nor Oakes posted many points in their last games, so it might be the defenses that decide this one.
Thompson is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of North Dakota's top teams: Ellendale/Edgeley/Kulm, who was ranked eighth in their home state at the time (Thompson was ranked 23rd). Thompson lost 30-7 to Ellendale/Edgeley/Kulm on Friday. The loss was the Tommies' first of the season.
Meanwhile, Oakes was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They fell 18-6 to Northern Cass.
Having lost for the first time this season, Thompson fell to 2-1. As for Oakes, their loss dropped their record down to 0-3.
Thompson ended up a good deal behind Oakes in their previous meeting back in October of 2022, losing 34-15. Thankfully for Thompson, Mario Garza (who rushed for 129 yards and a touchdown on only 15 carries, and also picked up 36 receiving yards and a touchdown) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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