Nelson County co-op [Lakota/Dakota Prairie] will take on the Larimore Polar Bears at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Nelson County co-op [Lakota/Dakota Prairie] is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of North Dakota's top teams: Four Winds, who was ranked 13th in their home state at the time (Nelson County co-op [Lakota/Dakota Prairie] was ranked 25th). Nelson County co-op [Lakota/Dakota Prairie] had to suffer through a 44-6 loss at the hands of Four Winds. Having soared to a lofty 36 points in the game before, Nelson County co-op [Lakota/Dakota Prairie] couldn't push the score so high this time.
Meanwhile, after only eight points in their last game, Larimore made sure to put some points up on the board against Hatton/Northwood on Friday. Larimore was the clear victor by a 44-20 margin over Hatton/Northwood. The matchup marked the Polar Bears' most dominant victory of the season.
Hayden Sands was his usual excellent self, rushing for 299 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 8.3 yards per carry. With that strong performance, he is now averaging an impressive 118.6 rushing yards per game.
Larimore wouldn't let Hatton/Northwood keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force four fumbles. Logan Kyllo led the group effort, picking up two of those forced fumbles all by himself. Dyllan Rethemeier also set a new season high mark in total tackles with nine.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Larimore was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 331 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Nelson County co-op [Lakota/Dakota Prairie] now has a losing record at 3-4. As for Larimore, the win snapped their winning streak at three games and leaves them with a 3-4 record.
Nelson County co-op [Lakota/Dakota Prairie] strolled past Larimore in their previous meeting two weeks ago by a score of 36-18. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Larimore's Baron Burns, who threw for 209 yards and three touchdowns. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Nelson County co-op [Lakota/Dakota Prairie] still be able to contain Burns? There's only one way to find out.
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