The North Woods grizzlies will be staying on the road on Wednesday to face off against the Cook County Vikings at 5:00 p.m. Both are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
North Woods will roll into the contest after a wild two-game stretch: they only put up 12 points last Friday, then bounced right back against Bigfork on Friday. North Woods claimed a resounding 54-6 victory over Bigfork on the road.
Meanwhile, Cook County waltzed into their matchup on Friday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They took their game on the road with ease, bagging a 47-0 win over the Mustangs. The result was nothing new for the Vikings, who have now won four matches by 27 points or more so far this season.
A big part of Cook County's victory came down to the chemistry between Hunter Rex and his top target Macoy Fairbanks. Rex threw for 176 yards and three touchdowns on only 15 passes while Fairbanks picked up 106 receiving yards and three touchdowns. Rex is becoming a predictor of Cook County's success: when he posts at least three passing touchdowns the team is undefeated (and 1-3 when he doesn't). Jordan Backstrom made the highlight reel by snagging an interception and taking it all the way to the house.
Cook County wouldn't let Kelliher/Northome keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force three fumbles. Cook County can thank Parker Backstrom and Devan Rude for forcing all of them. Rude is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made six or more in the last 16 games he's played dating back to last season.
North Woods has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 3-4 record this season. As for Cook County, they pushed their record up to 4-3 with the win, which was their third straight on the road.
North Woods took a serious blow against Cook County in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, falling 50-0. Thankfully for North Woods, Ray Dressely (who picked up 37 receiving yards and two touchdowns, and also rushed for 49 yards and a touchdown) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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