Rapid River is on a three-game streak of home losses, Stephenson a nine-game streak of away losses dating back to last season, but someone's luck is about to change on Thursday. The Rapid River Rockets will host the Stephenson Eagles at 6:00 p.m.
Rapid River is headed into the game out to prove that what happened against Brimley on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Rapid River was beaten by Brimley 72-20.
Stephenson never got on the board in their matchup last Friday, but that sure wasn't the case in their game against Mid Peninsula last Friday. They blew past the Wolverines 70-14 on the road.
Rapid River's defeat dropped their record down to 2-5. As for Stephenson, their victory bumped their record up to an identical 2-5.
Rapid River came out on top in a nail-biter against Stephenson in their previous meeting back in September of 2021, sneaking past 2-0. Will Rapid River repeat their success, or does Stephenson have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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