Long Prairie-Grey Eagle Thunder (Long Prairie, MN) fans left the game content Thursday as they witnessed their football squad triumph over the host Red Lake Warriors (Red Lake, MN), 47-6 in a non-league battle.

The Thunder now possess a 1-0 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Upsala/Swanville for a Mid Northwest - Gopher-Gold battle on Friday, September 8. Long Prairie-Grey Eagle will play a Patriots squad coming off a 69-14 non-league win over Pine River-Backus (Pine River, MN). The Patriots record now stands at 1-0.

Coming up next, the Warriors play the Red Lake County Central/Red Lake Falls Rebels (Oklee, MN) in a Mid Northwest - Valley Plains West battle, on Friday, September 8. Red Lake will attempt to advance on its 0-1 season record. The Rebels enter the battle with a 1-0 record after their 44-6 non-league win over Walker-Hackensack-Akeley (Walker, MN).