After flying high against the St. Edmond Gaels last Friday, The Coon Rapids-Bayard Crusaders came back down to earth. Coon Rapids-Bayard lost to Glidden-Ralston on the road by a decisive 24-6 margin on Friday. Having soared to a lofty 59 points in the game before, Coon Rapids-Bayard couldn't push the score so high this time.
Coon Rapids-Bayard's loss on Friday dropped their record down to 3-5. Glidden-Ralston has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 6-2 record this season.
Coon Rapids-Bayard will be playing in front of their home fans against Colo-NESCO on Friday. The matchup should be an exciting one, as these teams are ranked near one another in Iowa (Colo-NESCO is ranked 25th, while Coon Rapids-Bayard is ranked 26th). As for Glidden-Ralston, they will head out on the road to face off against St. Edmond on Friday. The matchup should be an exciting one, as these teams are ranked near one another in Iowa (St. Edmond is ranked 28th, while Glidden-Ralston is ranked 13th).