Football Preview: East Grand Forks Green Wave vs. Thief River Falls Prowlers
East Grand Forks has gone 9-1 against Thief River Falls recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The East Grand Forks Green Wave will be playing in front of their home fans 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 game with a chip on their shoulder considering Fergus Falls just ended the team's three-game winning streak on Friday. They fell 21-14 to 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 loss dating back to last season. They were outmatched by Detroit Lakes at home and fell 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 defeat dropped their record down to 0-4.
Everything went East Grand Forks' way against Thief River Falls when the teams last played back in October of 2023, as East Grand Forks made off with a 28-7 victory. Will East Grand Forks repeat their success, or does Thief River Falls have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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