The Hatton/Northwood Thunder will venture away from home to challenge the Larimore Polar Bears at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
Hatton/Northwood is headed into Friday's matchup looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their fourth straight game on Friday. They took a blow against Four Winds, falling 52-22.
Meanwhile, Larimore was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They were beaten by New Rockford-Sheyenne/Maddock 70-8. While losing is never fun, the Polar Bears can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Dakota football rankings (they are ranked 33rd, while the are ranked first).
Hatton/Northwood's defeat dropped their record down to 1-4. As for Larimore, their loss dropped their record down to 2-4.
Hatton/Northwood didn't have too much breathing room in their contest against Larimore when the teams last played back in October of 2021, but they still walked away with a 28-24 win. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Larimore's Jacob Warnke, who rushed for 108 yards and a touchdown on only nine carries, and also caught a touchdown. Now that he won't be playing on Friday, will it be easier for Hatton/Northwood to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
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