The Aplington-Parkersburg Falcons will head out to take on the South Hardin Tigers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Last Friday, Aplington-Parkersburg was beaten by Grundy Center 43-7. While losing is never fun, the Falcons can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Iowa football rankings (they are ranked 149th, while the Spartans are ranked fourth).
Meanwhile, while South Hardin put up some points on Friday, the same can't be said for Iowa Falls-Alden. South Hardin really took it to Iowa Falls-Alden for the full four quarters, racking up a 27-0 win on the road. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Tigers.
Chelsea Huntley had an outrageously good game as he rushed for 139 yards and two touchdowns.
Aplington-Parkersburg's defeat dropped their record down to 0-2. As for South Hardin, their victory bumped their record up to 2-0.
Aplington-Parkersburg was able to grind out a solid win over South Hardin in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, winning 35-26. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Huntley, who rushed for 163 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 8.6 yards per carry. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Aplington-Parkersburg still be able to contain Huntley? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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