Flandreau is on a four-game streak of home wins (dating back to last season), while Sioux Valley is on a six-game streak of away wins (also dating back to last season): one of those streaks is about to end. The Flandreau Fliers will welcome the Sioux Valley Cossacks at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have allowed few points on average, (Flandreau: 7.6, Sioux Valley: 15) so any points scored will be well earned.
Flandreau is probably headed into the matchup with a chip on their shoulder considering McCook Central/Montrose just ended the team's four-game winning streak last Friday. They took a 20-13 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Fighting Cougars. The game marked the Fliers' lowest-scoring match so far this season.
Meanwhile, you can't lose the contest if you win every quarter, and that was precisely Sioux Valley's strategy against Deuel on Friday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Sioux Valley blew Deuel out of the water with a 48-14 final score. Fans of the Cossacks have seen this all before: every one of the games they've played this season has ended in a blowout of 20+ points.
Having lost for the first time this season, Flandreau fell to 4-1. As for Sioux Valley, their win bumped their record up to 5-0.
Flandreau was taken down by Sioux Valley 47-7 in their previous matchup back in October of 2023. Thankfully for Flandreau, Boden Schilller (who rushed for 142 yards and four touchdowns on only nine carries, and also threw for 63 yards and a touchdown on only five passes) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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