Football Game Preview: Barnesville Trojans vs. Moose Lake/Willow River Rebels

The Barnesville Trojans will face off against the Moose Lake/Willow River Rebels at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams are coming into the contest red-hot, with Barnesville sitting on four straight victories and Moose Lake/Willow River on ten.

Barnesville is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They took down Hawley 26-12. The Trojans pushed the score to 26-6 by the end of the third, a deficit the Nuggets cut but never quite recovered from.

Meanwhile, Moose Lake/Willow River got themselves on the board against Aitkin on Thursday, but Aitkin never followed suit. They took their matchup with ease, bagging a 28-0 win over the Gobblers. The result was nothing new for the Rebels, who have now won eight games by 20 points or more so far this season.

Barnesville's victory bumped their record up to 8-3. As for Moose Lake/Willow River, their win bumped their record up to 10-0.

Barnesville took their victory against Moose Lake/Willow River in their previous matchup back in November of 2022 by a conclusive 21-0 score. Will the Trojans repeat their success, or do the Rebels have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.