Football Preview: Frazee Hornets vs. Park Rapids Panthers
On Friday Frazee will have to hit the road after three straight games at home. They will venture away from home to face off against the Park Rapids Panthers at 7:00 p.m. Park Rapids took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on Frazee, who comes in off a win.
Frazee will head into Friday's match on the come-up: they were handed a 38-point defeat in their previous outing, but they didn't let that bad energy affect their game against Roseau on Friday. Frazee skirted past Roseau 26-24.
Meanwhile, a victory for Park Rapids just wasn't in the cards on Friday as the squad wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They came up short against Barnesville, falling 32-12. While losing is never fun, the Panthers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Minnesota football rankings (they are ranked 140th, while the Trojans are ranked 24th).
Park Rapids' loss came about despite a quality game from Carter Hirt, who rushed for 114 yards and a touchdown, and also threw for 72 yards and a touchdown. The dominant performance gave Hirt a new career-high in rushing yards.
Frazee's win bumped their record up to 3-1. As for Park Rapids, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 3-3.
Frazee came up short against Park Rapids when the teams last played back in October of 2023, falling 43-36. Thankfully for Frazee, Noah Morris (who rushed for 110 yards and two touchdowns, and also threw for 194 yards and four touchdowns) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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