After flying high against Red Lake on Thursday, Pine River-Backus came back down to earth. The Tigers fell just short of the Deer River Warriors by a score of 12-11 on Friday. The Tigers were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Warriors apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played back in May of 2025.
Pine River-Backus' loss was their third straight at home, which dropped their record down to 10-12. As for Deer River, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 3-11.
Pine River-Backus has already played their next contest, a 21-0 defeat against Sebeka on the 18th. As for Deer River, they also wasted no time getting back out on the field and have already played their next game, a 12-2 loss against East Central on the 18th.
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