The Surrey Mustangs will venture away from home to take on the Towner-Granville-Upham Titans at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Surrey is looking for their season's first win.
On Friday, Surrey took a blow against Alexander, falling 52-8. While losing is never fun, the Mustangs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Dakota football rankings (they are ranked 37th, while Alexander are ranked fourth).
Meanwhile, Towner-Granville-Upham came up short against Westhope/Newburg/Glenburn on Friday, falling 50-26. The Titans haven't had much luck with the Sioux recently, as the team has come up short the last four times they've met.
Surrey will need to focus on slowing down Oliver Sveet, one of several Towner-Granville-Upham players who made an impact when they last played. He picked up 100 receiving yards and one touchdown, and also rushed for 62 yards and one TD. Sveet was no stranger to the big play, turning on the jets for a run that went for 59 yards. Fynn Livedalen was another key player, rushing for 72 yards and one score.
Surrey's defeat dropped their record down to 0-6. As for Towner-Granville-Upham, their loss dropped their record down to 2-4.
Surrey was able to grind out a solid victory over Towner-Granville-Upham when the teams last played back in September of 2023, winning 46-36. Will the Mustangs repeat their success, or do the Titans have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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