Linton/Hazelton-Moffit-Braddock/Strasburg/Zeeland will look to take advantage of their home field for the first time this season as they take on the Richardton-Taylor/Hebron Raiders on Friday. Linton/Hazelton-Moffit-Braddock/Strasburg/Zeeland knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 31 points or more in their past eight games -- so hopefully Richardton-Taylor/Hebron likes a good challenge.
Linton/Hazelton-Moffit-Braddock/Strasburg/Zeeland is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of North Dakota's top teams: Kidder County, who was ranked tenth at the time (Linton/Hazelton-Moffit-Braddock/Strasburg/Zeeland was ranked second). Linton/Hazelton-Moffit-Braddock/Strasburg/Zeeland put the hurt on Kidder County with a sharp 36-14 win on Friday. Fans of Linton/Hazelton-Moffit-Braddock/Strasburg/Zeeland have seen this all before: every one of the games they've played this season has ended in a blowout of 20+ points.
Meanwhile, after a string of three wins, Richardton-Taylor/Hebron's good fortune finally ran out on Friday. The contest between the Raiders and Grant County co-op [Carson/Elgin-New Leipzig]/Flasher didn't end well, with the Raiders falling 32-14.
Richardton-Taylor/Hebron's loss dropped their record down to 4-3. As for Linton/Hazelton-Moffit-Braddock/Strasburg/Zeeland, their victory bumped their record up to 8-0.
Everything came up roses for Linton/Hazelton-Moffit-Braddock/Strasburg/Zeeland against Richardton-Taylor/Hebron in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, as the squad secured a 56-6 win. Will Linton/Hazelton-Moffit-Braddock/Strasburg/Zeeland repeat their success, or does Richardton-Taylor/Hebron has a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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