The Aitkin Gobblers will be playing at home against the Park Rapids Panthers at 7:15 p.m. on Thursday. Aitkin has now lost 11 straight, leaving the team is hunting for their first win since December 28.
On Tuesday, Aitkin had to suffer through a rough 83-46 loss at the hands of Crosby-Ironton. While losing is never fun, Aitkin can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Minnesota basketball rankings (they are ranked 378th, while Crosby-Ironton is ranked 50th).
Meanwhile, even though Frazee scored an imposing 55 points on Tuesday, Park Rapids still came out on top. Park Rapids took down Frazee 74-55. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Park Rapids.
Landon Strasburg was nothing short of spectacular: he went 8 for 10 from beyond the arc en route to 24 points and 2 assists. As a matter of fact, that's the most points he has scored all season. Blake Morris was another key contributor, scoring eight points along with 11 rebounds and six assists.
Aitkin dropped their record down to 3-18 with that loss, which was their third straight at home. As for Park Rapids, they are on a roll lately: they've won 13 of their last 16 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 15-7 record this season.
Aitkin was dealt a bruising 90-54 loss at the hands of Park Rapids in their previous matchup back in January. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Park Rapids' Ryan Carroll, who scored 22 points along with five rebounds and three steals. Now that Aitkin knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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