The North Border co-op [Walhalla/Pembina] Eagles will square off against Nelson County co-op [Lakota/Dakota Prairie] on Friday. North Border co-op [Walhalla/Pembina] will be strutting in after a win while Nelson County co-op [Lakota/Dakota Prairie] will be coming in after a loss.
North Border co-op [Walhalla/Pembina] played against North Star co-op [Cando/Bisbee-Egeland] on Friday and won via forfeit.
Nelson County co-op [Lakota/Dakota Prairie] is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of North Dakota's top teams: New Rockford-Sheyenne/Maddock, who was ranked second at the time (Nelson County co-op [Lakota/Dakota Prairie] was ranked 21st). Nelson County co-op [Lakota/Dakota Prairie] was dealt a 58-20 defeat at the hands of New Rockford-Sheyenne/Maddock on Friday. The loss continues a trend for Nelson County co-op [Lakota/Dakota Prairie] in their meetings with New Rockford-Sheyenne/Maddock: they've now lost three in a row.
The victory (which was North Border co-op [Walhalla/Pembina]'s third in a row) raised their record to 6-1. Those wins came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 9.3 points on average over those games. As for Nelson County co-op [Lakota/Dakota Prairie], their defeat dropped their record down to 4-3.
Everything came up roses for North Border co-op [Walhalla/Pembina] against Nelson County co-op [Lakota/Dakota Prairie] in their previous meeting back in September of 2024, as the team secured a 46-8 victory. Do the Eagles have another victory up their sleeve, or will Nelson County co-op [Lakota/Dakota Prairie] turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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