The Le Mars Bulldogs are taking a road trip to challenge the Fort Dodge Dodgers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Le Mars is headed into the contest having just suffered their biggest loss since September 27, 2024 on Friday. They were dealt a 35-7 defeat at the hands of Sergeant Bluff-Luton. While losing is never fun, the Bulldogs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Iowa football rankings (they are ranked 66th, while the Warriors are ranked 16th).
Meanwhile, Fort Dodge got themselves on the board against Storm Lake on Friday, but Storm Lake never followed suit. They breezed past the Tornadoes to the tune of 35-0. Considering the Dodgers have won three matchups by more than 20 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Fort Dodge's win was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 6-1. Those road victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 31.0 points over those games. As for Le Mars, their loss was their first in the conference, dropping their conference record down to 2-1 and their overall record down to 4-3.
Le Mars was able to grind out a solid win over Fort Dodge when the teams last played back in October of 2024, winning 44-37. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Bulldogs since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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