The Park Rapids Panthers will take on the Frazee Hornets at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Park Rapids is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 27.2 points per game this season.
Park Rapids is headed into the contest out to prove that what happened against Barnesville on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Park Rapids came up short against Barnesville, falling 32-12. While losing is never fun, the Panthers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Minnesota football rankings (they are ranked 140th, while the Trojans are ranked 24th).
The losing side was boosted by Carter Hirt, who rushed for 114 yards and a touchdown, and also threw for 72 yards and a touchdown. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards.
Meanwhile, Frazee sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 26-24 win over Roseau on Friday.
This is the second loss in a row for Park Rapids and nudges their season record down to 3-3. As for Frazee, their victory bumped their record up to 3-1.
Park Rapids beat Frazee 43-36 in their previous meeting back in October of 2023. Does Park Rapids have another victory up their sleeve, or will Frazee turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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