The DeSales Irish will head out to square off against the Garfield-Palouse Vikings at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
DeSales is probably headed into the match with a chip on their shoulder considering Liberty Christian just ended the team's nine-game winning streak dating back to last season on Thursday. They had to suffer through a 52-0 loss at the hands of the Patriots. The Irish were red-hot offensively headed into the matchup (they scored no less than 31 points in the seven games prior) but the Patriots' defense proved too tough.
Meanwhile, Garfield-Palouse had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 43.3 points) and they went ahead and made it four on Friday. They blew past the Timberwolves 48-6. Considering the Vikings have won four contests by more than 33 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Having lost for the first time this season, DeSales fell to 7-1. As for Garfield-Palouse, they pushed their record up to 4-4 with the victory, which was their third straight at home.
Everything came up roses for DeSales against Garfield-Palouse in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, as the squad secured a 78-32 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for DeSales since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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