Football Preview: St. John Woodchucks vs. Larimore Polar Bears
St. John is on a five-game streak of home losses also dating back to last season, Larimore a six-game streak of away losses also dating back to last season, but someone's luck is about to change on Friday. The St. John Woodchucks will be defending their home-field for the first time for the first time when they go up against the Larimore Polar Bears at 7:00 p.m. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
St. John is headed into their home opener looking to turn things around after opening their season on the road. They were dealt a 69-0 defeat at the hands of New Rockford-Sheyenne/Maddock on Friday.
Meanwhile, it's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 44-14, which was the final score in Larimore's tilt against North Prairie co-op [Rolla/Rolette] on Friday.
Although Larimore took the loss, they still got scores from Avery Gratton and Dyllan Rethemeier.
Larimore wouldn't let North Prairie co-op [Rolla/Rolette] keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Brison Falch was the leader in that area as all came courtesy of his dominant performance.
Everything came up roses for St. John against Larimore in their previous matchup back in September of 2023 as the squad secured a 56-6 win. In that matchup, St. John amassed a halftime lead of 28-0, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
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