Football Game Preview: Providence Academy/Heritage Christian Academy/Maranatha Christian Academy/West Lutheran vs. DeLaSalle Islanders

Providence Academy/Heritage Christian Academy/Maranatha Christian Academy/West Lutheran will face off against the DeLaSalle Islanders at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have had a bumpy ride up to this point with five consecutive losses apiece dating back to last season.

Providence Academy/Heritage Christian Academy/Maranatha Christian Academy/West Lutheran is likely headed into the contest with a focus on the second half, which is when things went downhill against Kasson-Mantorville on Friday. Providence Academy/Heritage Christian Academy/Maranatha Christian Academy/West Lutheran lost to Kasson-Mantorville at home by a 47-30 margin. On the bright side, the 30- point performance marked Providence Academy/Heritage Christian Academy/Maranatha Christian Academy/West Lutheran's highest-scoring game to date.

Meanwhile, it's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 40-6, which was the final score in DeLaSalle's tilt against Academy of Holy Angels on Friday. While losing is never fun, the Islanders can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Minnesota football rankings (they are ranked 272nd, while the Stars are ranked 76th).

DeLaSalle's loss dropped their record down to 0-4. As for Providence Academy/Heritage Christian Academy/Maranatha Christian Academy/West Lutheran, their defeat dropped their record down to an identical 0-4.