The Gilbert Tigers will square off against the Des Moines North Polar Bears at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Gilbert has seven straight wins, Des Moines North has three straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Gilbert took a 40-point loss the last time they faced off against Ballard, but this time they managed to keep it close and that made all the difference. The Tigers skirted past the Bombers 32-29. Given the Tigers' advantage in MaxPreps' Iowa football rankings (they are ranked 26th, while the Bombers are ranked 93rd) , the result on Friday wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Friday just wasn't the day for Des Moines North's offense. They were beaten by North Polk 57-0 on Friday.
Des Moines North's defeat dropped their record down to 2-5. As for Gilbert, their victory bumped their record up to 7-0.
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