The Indianola football team looks to get a game back that was dropped last year, hosting the Norwalk Warriors tonight for homecoming. The Indians fell to the Warriors on the road last year, and with both teams coming in with a loss in the standings and possibly the most competitive class 4A district, the game has even more significance for both teams. Both Indianola and Norwalk are prolific passing offenses, with Norwalk averaging over 40 points per game and Indianola over 30 points.

Indians head coach Eric Kluver tells KNIA Sports the Indians are ready to face the talented Warriors on both offense and defense, they just need to put it all together.

“We’ve been able to protect Bennett (Brueck), and I think we’ve been able to run the ball efficiently at times and been able to throw the ball. Now we’ve just gotta go and execute it, put it all together in one game, and do it against a really good Norwalk defense. That’s what it’s going to take.”

Norwalk Head Coach Paul Patterson says the Warriors just need to play together as a team, and avoid some of the game changing penalties and turnovers.

“Our big theme for the week has been trust, and lots of different ways of talking about trust. That’s been our biggest point for the week, and we are looking for that to come to fruition as we get ready to kickoff.”

The game can be heard live on 94.3 KNIA and Indianola Activities YouTube, with pregame coverage beginning at 6:30pm and kickoff scheduled for 8pm.