The Grand View Christian Thunder are taking a road trip to challenge the Clarinda Cardinals on Friday. Grand View Christian's defense has only allowed 14.2 points per game this season, so Clarinda's offense will have their work cut out for them.
Grand View Christian is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 52 points two weeks ago, they were much more limited against Woodward-Granger on Friday. They and the Hawks were almost perfectly matched up, but they suffered a 7-6 loss. The Thunder haven't had much luck with the Hawks recently, as the team has come up short the last three times they've met.
Meanwhile, Clarinda hadn't done well against Van Meter recently (they were 0-4 in their previous four matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Friday. The Cardinals sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 17-14 win over the Bulldogs. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Cardinals have posted since August 30, 2024.
The win (which was Clarinda's third in a row) raised their record to 4-1. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 28.7 points over those games. As for Grand View Christian, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-2.
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