The Johnston Dragons will head out to take on the Urbandale J-Hawks at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Johnston is coming into the game hot, having won their last four games.
Johnston is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They blew past Lincoln, posting a 56-7 victory at home. Given the Dragons' advantage in MaxPreps' Iowa football rankings (they are ranked eighth, while the Lynx are ranked 109th), the result on Friday wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, a win for Urbandale just wasn't in the cards on Friday as the team wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They lost 49-28 to Dowling Catholic. The J-Hawks were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 35-7.
Johnston pushed their record up to 5-2 with the victory, which was their third straight at home. As for Urbandale, they moved to 3-4 with that defeat, which also ended their three-game winning streak.
Johnston strolled past Urbandale in their previous meeting back in October of 2023 by a score of 21-2. The rematch might be a little tougher for Johnston since the squad 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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