Basketball Game Preview: Pelican Rapids Vikings vs. Barnesville Trojans

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Previous Games

01/10/25 - Home	71-52 W
02/06/24 - Away	62-59 W
01/04/24 - Home	64-57 W
02/09/23 - Away	47-32 W
01/10/23 - Home	53-36 W
+ 5 more games

Pelican Rapids has gone a perfect 10-0 against Barnesville recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Pelican Rapids Vikings will square off against the Barnesville Trojans at 6:00 p.m. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Pelican Rapids comes in on seven and Barnesville on four.

Last Tuesday, Pelican Rapids earned a 61-49 win over Mahnomen/Waubun. Given the Vikings' advantage in MaxPreps' Minnesota basketball rankings (they are ranked 34th, while the Thunderbirds are ranked 183rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Meanwhile, Barnesville beat Wheaton/Herman-Norcross 70-58 on Thursday.

Pelican Rapids pushed their record up to 20-5 with the victory, which was their fifth straight on the road. As for Barnesville, their win bumped their record up to 18-6.

Pelican Rapids strolled past Barnesville in their previous matchup back in January by a score of 71-52. The rematch might be a little tougher for Pelican Rapids since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.