Football Game Preview: Providence Academy/Heritage Christian Academy/Maranatha Christian Academy/West Lutheran vs. Big Lake Hornets

Providence Academy/Heritage Christian Academy/Maranatha Christian Academy/West Lutheran will face off against the Big Lake Hornets at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.

Providence Academy/Heritage Christian Academy/Maranatha Christian Academy/West Lutheran is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 38 points last Friday, they were much more limited against Hill-Murray on Friday. They were beaten by the Pioneers 39-7. The matchup marked Providence Academy/Heritage Christian Academy/Maranatha Christian Academy/West Lutheran's lowest-scoring game so far this season.

Meanwhile, Big Lake was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. They had to suffer through a 56-16 loss at the hands of Zimmerman. While losing is never fun, the Hornets can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Minnesota football rankings (they are ranked 128th, while the Thunder are ranked 40th).

Big Lake's defeat dropped their record down to 2-4. As for Providence Academy/Heritage Christian Academy/Maranatha Christian Academy/West Lutheran, their loss dropped their record down to 1-5.