The Verndale Pirates will take on Cromwell/Floodwood at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Neither of those teams managed to put together many points in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.
Verndale is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Minnesota's top teams: Ogilvie, who was ranked 13th in their home state at the time (Verndale was ranked 25th). Verndale fell 20-8 to Ogilvie on Friday. The match marked the Pirates' lowest-scoring matchup so far this season.
Meanwhile, Cromwell/Floodwood entered their game against Nevis on Friday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. Cromwell/Floodwood was beaten by Nevis 48-8. Cromwell/Floodwood's loss signaled the end of their four-game winning streak.
This is the second loss in a row for Verndale and nudges their season record down to 3-2. As for Cromwell/Floodwood, their defeat was their first of the season and makes their record 4-1.
Verndale ended up a good deal behind Cromwell/Floodwood in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, losing 38-20. Can Verndale avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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