The Park Rapids Panthers entered their tilt with the Thief River Falls Prowlers with four consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with five. Park Rapids came out on top against Thief River Falls by a score of 69-62 on Friday. Given Park Rapids' advantage in MaxPreps' Minnesota basketball rankings (they are ranked 100th, while Thief River Falls is ranked 224th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Park Rapids' success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Noah Larson led the charge by scoring 18 points along with five rebounds and three steals. Larson hasn't dropped below 15 points for eight straight games. Ryan Carroll was another key contributor, scoring 13 points along with eight rebounds.
Thief River Falls lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Bridger Wilcox, who scored 13 points along with six rebounds and six steals. Another player making a difference was Caleb Rosendahl, who almost dropped a double-double on 11 points and nine assists.
Park Rapids is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 18-7 record this season. As for Thief River Falls, their loss dropped their record down to 9-15.
Park Rapids will look to defend their home court on Monday against Detroit Lakes at 7:00 p.m. Detroit Lakes knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with flashy point totals in its past 24 matchups -- so hopefully Park Rapids likes a good challenge. As for Thief River Falls, they will head out on the road to face off against Perham at 7:30 p.m. on Monday. Thief River Falls has been dominant on offense recently, as they've racked up an incredible 445 points over their last six matches.
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