The Park Rapids Panthers have been a dominant force so far, but they're in the middle of a mini-slump at the moment. They lost to Detroit Lakes on the road by a decisive 63-45 margin on Thursday. Park Rapids has not had much luck with the Lakers recently, as the team's come up short the last four times they've met.
Despite the loss, Park Rapids still got an impressive performance from Ryan Carroll, who scored 18 points along with eight rebounds. Carroll has been hot recently, having posted 18 or more points the last three times he's played. Noah Larson was another key contributor, scoring eight points.
Park Rapids' loss ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 11-6. As for Detroit Lakes, their victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 15-2.
Park Rapids won't have much time to rest: their next match is against the Green Wave at 7:30 p.m. on February 2nd. East Grand Forks has been dominant on offense recently, as they've racked up an incredible 1,282 points over their last 18 matchups. As for Detroit Lakes, they will head out on the road to face off against the Flyers at 4:15 p.m. on Tuesday.
