The Todd County Falcons are taking a road trip to square off against the McLaughlin Mustangs at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. McLaughlin took a loss in their last game and will be looking to turn the tables on Todd County, who comes in off a win.
While Falcons fans will have to keep waiting for their squad to come home, they shouldn't be too worried about the road trip considering the result of Friday's season opener. They were the clear victor by a 48-22 margin over Little Wound on Friday. Winning may never get old, but the Falcons sure are getting used to it with their tenth in a row dating back to last season.
Ty Valandra was nothing short of spectacular: he rushed for 179 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 9.0 yards per carry. Oniya Whirlwind Soldier also helped with two touchdowns in total.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Todd County was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 313 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 189 rushing yards in ten consecutive matches dating back to last season.
On the defensive side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Todd County's defense and their three sacks. Carver Rahn was especially locked on to Little Wound's QB and sacked him twice. Rahn didn't just play on offense: he also picked up two sacks and made four total tackles (3.0 for loss).
Meanwhile, McLaughlin couldn't capitalize on their home-field advantage in their season opener. They had to suffer through a 50-0 loss at the hands of St. Francis Indian.
Everything came up roses for Todd County against McLaughlin in their previous meeting back in October of 2018 as the team secured a 60-6 victory. In that matchup, Todd County amassed a halftime lead of 60-6, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Thursday.
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