The Warner Monarchs will square off against the Gayville-Volin Raiders at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Warner will be coming into the match with an undefeated record on the line.
Warner is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of South Dakota's top teams: Leola/Frederick, who was ranked 20th in their home state at the time (Warner was ranked tenth). Warner's defense stepped up to hand Leola/Frederick a 21-0 shutout on Friday. The Monarchs might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won six contests by 21 points or more this season.
Meanwhile, Gayville-Volin hadn't done well against Burke recently (they were 0-3 in their previous three matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Friday. Gayville-Volin claimed a resounding 48-21 victory over Burke on the road. The Raiders might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won three games by 25 points or more this season.
Warner's win was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 8-0. As for Gayville-Volin, the victory got them back to even at 4-4.
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