Football Preview: Rapid River Rockets vs. North Dickinson Nordics
The Rapid River Rockets will challenge the North Dickinson Nordics at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
Rapid River is headed into Friday's matchup looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their third straight game on Friday. They were outmatched by North Central on the road and fell 62-8. While losing is never fun, the Rockets can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Michigan football rankings (they are ranked 78th, while the Jets are ranked 15th).
Meanwhile, North Dickinson entered their contest against Forest Park on Thursday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. North Dickinson lost 53-32 to Forest Park. The loss continues a trend for the Nordics in their matchups with the Trojans: they've now lost nine in a row.
Rapid River's defeat dropped their record down to 1-3. As for North Dickinson, their loss dropped their record down to an identical 1-3.
Rapid River came up short against North Dickinson in their previous matchup back in October of 2021, falling 36-26. Can Rapid River avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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