PELLA, Iowa — The Pella Dutch are ready to get the wheels spinning again.
The team fell one game shy of reaching "the dome" a season ago, and they're using that as a building block for this year.
"It stung a little bit, but it really just gave me a drive throughout the whole winter to work harder, get bigger and stronger," senior Kody Huisman said.
"I'm probably in a way better spot than I would've if we would've kept on rolling through."
Huisman, a North Dakota State commit, highlights one of the many returners to the defense.
Offensively, the Dutch should excite as well.
Quarterback Ryan Mace and running back Nolan Clayberg, a dynamic one-two punch that produced nearly 2,500 yards combined last year, both hope to pick up where they left off.
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