The Central Cass Squirrels will square off against the Northern Cass Jaguars at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Central Cass is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of North Dakota's top teams: Langdon/Edmore/Munich, who was ranked fifth in their home state at the time (Central Cass was ranked second). Central Cass secured a 34-28 W over Langdon/Edmore/Munich on Friday. 34 seems to be a good number for the Squirrels as the team scooped up a win with the same number of points in their previous game.
Meanwhile, Northern Cass never let their opponents score on Thursday. They blew past Sheyenne, posting a 28-0 victory at home. The win was all the more spectacular given the Jaguars' disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Dakota football rankings (they are ranked 38th, while the Mustangs are ranked third).
Matthew Hoppe had a dynamite game for Northern Cass, rushing for 217 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 12.1 yards per carry. Hoppe was no stranger to the big play, turning on the jets for a run that went for 55 yards.
Northern Cass was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 249 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since was before the start of last season.
The victory made it two in a row for Central Cass and bumps their season record up to 2-0. As for Northern Cass, their win ended a four-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 2-0.
Everything came up roses for Central Cass against Northern Cass in their previous meeting back in September of 2023 as the squad secured a 39-0 victory. Does Central Cass have another victory up their sleeve, or will Northern Cass turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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