On Friday, Flanagan/Woodland faced Ridgewood [AlWood/Cambridge] in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Flanagan/Woodland Falcons were outmatched by the Ridgewood [AlWood/Cambridge] Spartans on the road and fell 42-14. The Falcons haven't had much luck with the Spartans recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
Although Flanagan/Woodland took the loss, they still got scores from Leelynd Durbin and Connor Reed.
Flanagan/Woodland wouldn't let Ridgewood [AlWood/Cambridge] keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force three fumbles. It was truly a group effort as Brezdyn Simons, Logan Ruddy, and Liam Kapraun picked up one apiece. Ruddy also set a new season high mark in total tackles with six.
Flanagan/Woodland's defeat ended a seven-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 5-3. As for Ridgewood [AlWood/Cambridge], the win was the seventh in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 7-1.
Flanagan/Woodland will host Galva at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Galva is coming into the contest with four straight losses on the road, meaning Flanagan/Woodland will have to defend against a team hungry for a victory. As for Ridgewood [AlWood/Cambridge], they will head out to square off against Biggsville West Central at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Ridgewood [AlWood/Cambridge] knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 31 points or more in their past five games -- so hopefully Biggsville West Central likes a good challenge.
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