The Tioga Pirates will face off against the Towner-Granville-Upham Titans at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Tioga is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 40 points last Friday, they were much more limited against Divide County on Friday. They received a blow as they fell 22-8 to the Maroons.
Meanwhile, Towner-Granville-Upham came into Thursday's match having lost nine straight, but that streak is now in the rearview. They breezed by Dunseith on the road to the tune of 54-14 on Thursday. The high-flying offensive performance was a huge turnaround for the Titans considering their eight-point performance the matchup before.
Towner-Granville-Upham's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Daiton Lawrence, who picked up 75 receiving yards and two touchdowns, and also rushed for 49 yards and a touchdown. Lawrence got the majority of those yards when he pulled down a pass and and took off for a gain of50 yards. Another back making a difference was Eduardo Guzman, who rushed for 82 yards and a touchdown.
Tioga's loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 1-1. As for Towner-Granville-Upham, the win also got them back to even at 1-1.
Everything came up roses for Tioga against Towner-Granville-Upham in their previous meeting back in September of 2023 as the squad secured a 60-6 victory. Will Tioga repeat their success, or does Towner-Granville-Upham have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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