Football Preview: Roseau Rams vs. Crookston Pirates
Roseau and Crookston are an even 3-3 against one another since October of 2017, but not for long. The Roseau Rams will welcome the Crookston Pirates at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have had a bumpy ride up to this point with three consecutive losses for Roseau and 13 for Crookston dating back to last season.
Crookston is facing Roseau at the wrong time: Roseau suffered their first home loss of the season on Thursday and they're likely out for redemption. They fell 21-14 to the Panthers.
Meanwhile, Crookston took a blow against Pelican Rapids on Friday, falling 59-12. While losing is never fun, the Pirates can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Minnesota football rankings (they are ranked 245th, while the Vikings are ranked 88th).
Roseau's defeat dropped their record down to 1-3. As for Crookston, their loss dropped their record down to 0-4.
Roseau strolled past Crookston in their previous matchup back in September of 2023 by a score of 36-19. Will Roseau repeat their success, or does Crookston have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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