The Howard Tigers will be playing in front of their home fans against the Centerville Tornadoes at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.
Howard is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of South Dakota's top teams: Viborg/Hurley, who was ranked 12th at the time (Howard was ranked 15th). The Tigers took a 32-22 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Cougars on Friday. The Tigers' defeat signaled the end of their six-game winning streak.
Meanwhile, you can't lose the game if you win every quarter, and that was precisely Centerville's strategy against Burke on Friday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that the Tornadoes blew the Cougars out of the water with a 50-6 final score. The Tornadoes might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won four games by 20 points or more this season.
Centerville has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 5-3 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 41.0 points over those games. As for Howard, their loss was their first in the region, dropping their region record down to 4-1 and their overall record down to 6-2.
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