The last time Devils Lake played Kindred, the Firebirds lost by 30.

Devils Lake was winless at the time.

“I’m not gonna make an excuse about it, but we didn’t come out ready,” Devils Lake quarterback Mason Palmer said. “I feel like we’re a way better team now, more defensively sound, more offensively sound.”

That game was all the way back in August. The Firebirds were 0-1.

Since then, they’ve won eight out of nine games — the most in a football season for Devils Lake since 2010. The lone loss was a mere six-point defeat to No. 1 Minot North. They dismantled Grand Forks Central to get their first playoff win since 2017, and now they head back to Kindred with a chance to get to the Fargodome.

“I’m extremely proud of it,” Devils Lake head coach Todd Lambrecht said. “They work hard, and t

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