The Central Cass Squirrels will venture away from home to face off against the Oakes Tornadoes at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Central Cass is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of North Dakota's top teams: Thompson, who was ranked 21st in their home state at the time (Central Cass was ranked fifth). Central Cass breezed by Thompson at home to the tune of 43-14 on Friday. Considering the Squirrels have won four games by more than 19 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Meanwhile, Oakes entered their tilt with Hillsboro/Central Valley on Friday with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They blew past the H-CV Burros 33-7. That's two games straight that the Tornadoes have won by exactly 26 points.
Christopher T Titus had an outrageously good game as he rushed for 47 yards and two touchdowns, and also picked up 33 receiving yards and a touchdown. Those 47 rushing yards gave him a new career-high.
The victory made it two in a row for Central Cass and bumps their season record up to 6-1. As for Oakes, the win got them back to even at 3-3.
Central Cass beat Oakes 7-0 in their previous meeting back in August of 2023. The rematch might be a little tougher for Central Cass since the squad 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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