Anoka is on a three-game streak of home losses, and Rogers a four-game streak of away losses dating back to last season. However, someone's due for a change in luck on Friday. The Anoka Tornadoes will be playing at home against the Rogers Royals at 7:00 p.m. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
On Friday, Anoka and Champlin Park were almost perfectly matched up, but Anoka suffered a 42-41 loss. That's two games in a row now that the Tornadoes have lost by just one point.
Despite the defeat, Anoka got top-tier performance from Blake Sieben, who rushed for 134 yards and three scores while picking up 7.1 yards per carry, and also threw for 202 yards and three TDs. Sieben was no stranger to the big play, taking off on a dash that went for 50 yards. Brody Lakanen was Sieben's top target, picking up 93 receiving yards and a pair of touchdowns.
Meanwhile, Rogers scored the most points they've had this season on Friday, but it wasn't enough. They fell just short of Andover by a score of 34-31. While losing is never fun, the Royals can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Minnesota football rankings (they are ranked 155th, while the Huskies are ranked 30th).
Rogers' loss dropped their record down to 1-5. As for Anoka, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-6.
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