The Morris Redskins's road trip will continue as they head out to face the Triad Knights at 6:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Morris is headed into the contest out to prove that what happened against Byron Center on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Morris came up short against Byron Center, falling 48-28. While losing is never fun, the Redskins can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' football rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 77th in Illinois, while the Bulldogs are ranked 15th in Michigan).
Meanwhile, Triad entered their matchup against Collinsville on Friday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. Triad took a hard 34-17 fall against Collinsville. While the Knights didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Kahoks 7-6 in the first quarter.
Although Triad took the loss, they still got scores from Jack Phelps and Louis Yohannes.
Morris has been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-4 record this season. As for Triad, their loss ended a five-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 7-2.
Morris beat Triad 14-7 in their previous matchup back in November of 2016. Will Morris repeat their success, or does Triad have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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