The Halstead Dragons's road trip will continue as they head out to face the Minneapolis Lions at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Hopefully Halstead focused on turnovers this week as the team gave up five on Friday.
Halstead's offense might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against Hillsboro on Friday. They were outmatched by the Trojans on the road and fell 27-0. Having soared to a lofty 38 points in the game before, the Dragons' shutout was a dramatic turnaround.
Even though they lost, Halstead was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 247 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 202 rushing yards in four consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Minneapolis came up short against Norton on Friday, falling 35-14. While losing is never fun, the Lions can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Kansas football rankings (they are ranked 114th, while the Bluejays are ranked 34th).
Halstead's defeat dropped their record down to 1-3. As for Minneapolis, they dropped their record down to 1-3 with the loss, which was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season.
Everything came up roses for Halstead against Minneapolis when the teams last played back in November of 2014, as the squad secured a 66-14 victory. In that match, Halstead amassed a halftime lead of 66-0, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
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