Football Preview: North Community Polars vs. Minneapolis Southwest Lakers
North Community is 6-0 against Minneapolis Southwest since September of 2014, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The North Community Polars' and the Minneapolis Southwest Lakers will meet in a classic North v. South matchup at 6:00 p.m. Given that both suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this match.
North Community is headed into the matchup out to prove that what happened against Totino-Grace on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. North Community came up short against Totino-Grace, falling 34-14. While losing is never fun, the Polars can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Minnesota football rankings (they are ranked 89th, while the Eagles are ranked 30th).
Meanwhile, Minneapolis Southwest was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their seventh straight defeat dating back to last season. They took a 21-13 hit to the loss column at the hands of St. Paul Central.
The loss snapped North Community's winning streak at three games and leaves them with a 3-3 record. As for Minneapolis Southwest, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-6.
Everything came up roses for North Community against Minneapolis Southwest when the teams last played back in October of 2023, as the squad secured a 33-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for North Community since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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