St. Francis Indian hasn't had much luck against Todd County recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The St. Francis Indian Warriors will venture away from home to face off against the Todd County Falcons at 7:00 p.m.
Last Thursday, St. Francis Indian came up short against Cheyenne-Eagle Butte/Tiospaye Topa and fell 30-22. The Warriors have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Meanwhile, Todd County put another one in the bag on Thursday to keep their perfect season alive. They breezed by Mahpiya Luta at home to the tune of 46-8. Fans of the Falcons have seen this all before: every one of the games they've played this season has ended in a blowout of 20+ point.
Tylen Valandra was nothing short of spectacular: he rushed for 143 yards and three touchdowns on only 15 carries. His rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his 12th straight game with at least 107 rushing yards dating back to last season. Another big playmaker for Todd County was Oniya Whirlwind Soldier, who returned a punt for a touchdown.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Todd County was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 292 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 189 rushing yards in 12 consecutive contests dating back to last season.
St. Francis Indian now has a losing record at 1-2. As for Todd County, they pushed their record up to 3-0 with that victory, which was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season.
St. Francis Indian was taken down by Todd County 44-6 in their previous matchup back in October of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Valandra, who rushed for 271 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 15.9 yards per carry. Now that St. Francis Indian knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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