Roseau hasn't had much luck against Park Rapids recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The Roseau Rams will welcome the Park Rapids Panthers at 6:00 p.m.
It's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 50-16, which was the final score in Roseau's tilt against Hawley on Friday. The Rams have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Meanwhile, Park Rapids beat Warroad 38-28 on Friday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Panthers.
Jaydon Walen was nothing short of spectacular: he rushed for 173 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 7.9 yards per carry.
Park Rapids' defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged three passes before it was all said and done. It was truly a group effort as Landon Strasburg, Carter Hirt, and Parker Hunter picked up one apiece. The dominant performance gave Hirt a new career-high in rushing yards.
Roseau now has a losing record at 1-2. As for Park Rapids, they now have a winning record of 2-1.
Roseau was taken down by Park Rapids 33-0 in their previous meeting back in September of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Walen, who rushed for 106 yards and two touchdowns on only 12 carries. Now that Roseau knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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