Minneapolis is 1-8 against Beloit since October of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Lions will square off against the Trojans. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
As a matter of fact, Minneapolis put up the most points they have all season on Friday. They took down Halstead 40-21. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Lions.
Meanwhile, Beloit was fully in charge on Friday, breezing past Norton 52-22. The score at the end of the third wound up being the final score as the Trojans just coasted through the last quarter.
Beloit's win came from a few key players Minneapolis will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Truitt King, who threw for 321 yards and five TDs while picking up 14.0 yards per attempt. Beloit's leading receiver Jacob Hand was King's top target yet again, picking up 150 receiving yards and three touchdowns.
Beloit's victory bumped their record up to 2-3. As for Minneapolis, they now have a winning record of 3-2.
Minneapolis was dealt a bruising 41-14 defeat at the hands of Beloit in their previous matchup back in November of 2024. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of the Trojans' Joel Rexroat, who rushed for 152 yards and four scores. Now that the Lions know 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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