Football Preview: East Grand Forks Green Wave vs. Thief River Falls Prowlers
East Grand Forks is 9-1 against Thief River Falls since September of 2017, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The East Grand Forks Green Wave will face off against the Thief River Falls Prowlers at 6:00 p.m. East Grand Forks' defense has only allowed 9.2 points per game this season, so Thief River Falls' offense will have their work cut out for them.
East Grand Forks is probably headed into the contest with a chip on their shoulder considering Fergus Falls just ended the team's three-game winning streak on Friday. They took a 21-14 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Otters. The loss was the Green Wave's first of the season.
Meanwhile, Thief River Falls was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their sixth straight defeat dating back to last season. They were beaten by Detroit Lakes 34-6. While losing is never fun, the Prowlers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Minnesota football rankings (they are ranked 216th, while the Lakers are ranked 27th).
Having lost for the first time this season, East Grand Forks fell to 3-1. As for Thief River Falls, their loss dropped their record down to 0-4.
Everything went East Grand Forks' way against Thief River Falls in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, as East Grand Forks made off with a 28-7 win. Does East Grand Forks have another victory up their sleeve, or will Thief River Falls turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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