Football Game Preview: New Richland-Hartland-Ellendale-Geneva Panthers vs. Fillmore Central Falcons

The New Richland-Hartland-Ellendale-Geneva Panthers will square off against the Fillmore Central Falcons at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. New Richland-Hartland-Ellendale-Geneva has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the matchup with nine straight losses, while Fillmore Central will come in with five straight victories.

It was a proper cat-fight when New Richland-Hartland-Ellendale-Geneva challenged Redwood Valley on Friday. The Panthers had to suffer through a 46-6 loss at the hands of the Cardinals. The game marked the Panthers' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.

Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Fillmore Central). They claimed a resounding 53-0 win over Hayfield. Given the Falcons' advantage in MaxPreps' Minnesota football rankings (they are ranked 59th, while the Vikings are ranked 257th) , the win on Friday wasn't entirely unexpected.

Fillmore Central's victory bumped their record up to 5-0. As for New Richland-Hartland-Ellendale-Geneva, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-5.