Football Game Preview: Detroit Lakes Lakers vs. Rocori Spartans

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Previous Games

08/30/24 - Home	41-14 W
10/28/23 - Home	28-30 L
09/01/23 - Away	27-25 W
10/30/21 - Away	21-20 W
11/01/19 - Neutral	6-14 L
+ 5 more games

Detroit Lakes and Rocori are an even 5-5 against one another since October of 2016, but not for long. The Lakers will venture away from home to take on the Spartans at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Detroit Lakes will aim to continue their three-game streak of scoring more points each matchup than the last.

Detroit Lakes is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They fell 28-20 to St. Cloud Tech/St. John's Prep on Friday.

Meanwhile, Rocori's game on Friday was all tied up 14-14 at the half, but luckily for them it didn't stay that way. They slipped by Willmar 21-20. The Spartans haven't had any issues with the Cardinals recently, as the game was their third consecutive win against them.

Detroit Lakes dropped their record down to 1-3 with the loss, which was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season. As for Rocori, their victory bumped their record up to 3-1.

Everything came up roses for Detroit Lakes against Rocori in their previous matchup back in August of 2024, as the squad secured a 41-14 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Lakers since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.