The LaMoure/Litchville-Marion Loboes's road trip will continue as they head out to face the Sargent County Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in LaMoure/Litchville-Marion's favor is that they have posted at least 31 points every time they've taken the field this season.
LaMoure/Litchville-Marion is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of North Dakota's top teams: Wyndmere/Lidgerwood, who was ranked 15th in their home state at the time (LaMoure/Litchville-Marion was ranked fourth). LaMoure/Litchville-Marion was the clear victor by a 68-42 margin over Wyndmere/Lidgerwood on Friday. Fans of the Loboes have seen this all before: every one of the games they've played this season has ended in a blowout of 20+ points.
Meanwhile, Sargent County humbled Tri-State co-op [Rosholt/Fairmount/Campbell-Tintah] with a 36-6 victory. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Bulldogs.
Michael Hoistad continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 113 yards and two touchdowns on only 12 carries, while also throwing for 101 yards and two touchdowns. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards. Sargent County also got a significant boost from James Throener, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 123 yards.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Sargent County was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 253 rushing yards. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved they're rushing yard total in three consecutive matches.
Sargent County wouldn't let Tri-State co-op [Rosholt/Fairmount/Campbell-Tintah] keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Sargent County can thank Colin Olson and Logan Bopp for forcing both of them. Olson is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made six or more in the last seven games he's played dating back to last season.
LaMoure/Litchville-Marion pushed their record up to 7-0 with the win, which was their fourth straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Sargent County, they now have a winning record of 4-3.
LaMoure/Litchville-Marion was taken down by Sargent County 59-28 in their previous meeting back in August of 2023. Thankfully for LaMoure/Litchville-Marion, Payton Bergh (who rushed for 89 yards and two touchdowns on only eight carries) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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