Basketball Recap: Ryan Carroll Leads a Balanced Attack to Beat Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton

After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Barnesville, Park Rapids was happy to have turned things around on Thursday. Everything went their way against the Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton Rebels as the Park Rapids Panthers made off with a 63-42 win. This was a revenge game for the Panthers: when they faced off against the Rebels back in January, they had to take a 67-63 loss.

Park Rapids' victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Ryan Carroll, who dropped a double-double with 16 points and 15 boards. Carroll is crushing it when it comes to rebounds: he's pulled down at least nine every time he's taken the court this season. Parker Hunter was another key player, going 8-for-13 on his way to 19 points and eight boards.

Park Rapids smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with ten offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive boards in three consecutive matches.

Park Rapids picked up their first home win, bumping their record up to 8-9. As for Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 15-6.

Park Rapids has already played their next contest, a 71-63 defeat against Bemidji on the 11th. As for Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next game, a 69-50 loss against Kindred on the 8th.