The Mahpiya Luta Crusaders will venture away from home to face off against the Todd County Falcons at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.
Mahpiya Luta is headed into Thursday's contest looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their ninth straight game dating back to last season on Thursday. They received a blow as they fell 44-28 to Cheyenne-Eagle Butte/Tiospaye Topa.
Meanwhile, Todd County came tearing into Thursday's matchup with ten straight wins dating back to last season (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 29.5 points) and they left with even more momentum. They breezed by the Mustangs on the road to the tune of 54-0. The score at the end of the third wound up being the final score as the Falcons just coasted through the last quarter.
Todd County's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Ty Valandra led the charge by rushing for 112 yards and a touchdown on only eight carries. Valandra's rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his 11th straight game with at least 107 rushing yards dating back to last season. Teshaun Marshall was in the mix too, providing Todd County with two touchdowns.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Todd County was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 211 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 189 rushing yards in 11 consecutive matches dating back to last season.
Mahpiya Luta's loss dropped their record down to 0-2. As for Todd County, their victory was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 2-0.
Mahpiya Luta was dealt a bruising 72-20 defeat at the hands of Todd County in their previous meeting back in September of 2023. That game was all but decided by halftime, at which point Mahpiya Luta was down 50-14.
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