Southern and Deshler are an even 5-5 against one another since December of 2014, but not for long. The Southern Raiders just played last yesterday, but they'll still welcome the Deshler Dragons at 4:00 p.m. on Saturday. Southern will come in still looking for their first win of the season.
Southern is headed into the contest out to prove that what happened against Tri County on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Southern was dealt a 50-22 defeat at the hands of Tri County. The Raiders were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 29-9.
Meanwhile, after only 18 points in their last match, Deshler made sure to put some points up on the board against Sterling on Thursday. Deshler was the clear victor by a 56-31 margin over Sterling.
Southern's loss dropped their record down to 0-3. As for Deshler, their victory (their first of the season) made their record 1-2.
Southern was dealt a bruising 54-13 defeat at the hands of Deshler in their previous meeting back in December of 2023. That game was all but decided by halftime, at which point Southern was down 28-7.
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