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Heat Delays Little Cyclones, Des Moines East Kickoff
Ames High Little Cyclones will now play its first football game of the season at 8 p.m. Friday.
The Iowa heatwave has delayed the Ames High Little Cyclones first varsity football game of the season.
The game against Des Moines East, originally scheduled for 7 p.m. has now been pushed back to 8 p.m.
“Spirits are high for this season, and we want our players, staff and supporters to be safe at our first home game,” Ames High School Athletic Director Judge Johnston said in a media release about the delay.
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The Little Cyclones varsity squad will face off against the Des Moines East Scarlets at the new improved Ames High School stadium at 1921 Ames High Drive.
When these teams met last season Ames High School came away with a high-scoring win, 63-47. The Ames Tribune predicts another Little Cyclones win, even though the varsity squad has many new faces.
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