Football Game Preview: Denfeld Hunters vs. Rock Ridge co-op [Eveleth-Gilbert/Virginia] Wolverines

The Denfeld Hunters will head out on the road to take on the Rock Ridge co-op [Eveleth-Gilbert/Virginia] Wolverines at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Denfeld is looking for their season's first win.

Denfeld came into this matchup off a tough 55-point defeat two weeks ago. This time they kept things ultra-competitive, but unfortunately the final result was the same. They fell just short of Pequot Lakes by a score of 27-24 on Friday. On the bright side, the 24- point performance marked the Hunters' highest-scoring matchup to date.

Meanwhile, Rock Ridge co-op [Eveleth-Gilbert/Virginia] had to suffer through a 44-6 loss at the hands of North Branch. While losing is never fun, the Wolverines can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Minnesota football rankings (they are ranked 240th, while the Vikings are ranked 77th).

Denfeld's loss dropped their record down to 0-4. As for Rock Ridge co-op [Eveleth-Gilbert/Virginia], their defeat dropped their record down to 1-3.

Denfeld lost to Rock Ridge co-op [Eveleth-Gilbert/Virginia] on the road by a decisive 49-32 margin in their previous matchup back in October of 2024. Can the Hunters avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.