Basketball Recap: Ryan Carroll's Big Game Can't Quite Lead Park Rapids over Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton

Park Rapids was the 59-55 winner over Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton when they last played one another back in January of 2024, but their luck changed this time around. The Park Rapids Panthers took a 67-63 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton Rebels.

Park Rapids lost on Monday despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Ryan Carroll, who dropped a double-double on 25 points and 13 boards. Carroll's evening made it four games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. Parker Hunter was another key player, dropping a double-double on ten points and 12 rebounds.

Even though they lost, Park Rapids smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 14 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least ten offensive boards in four consecutive contests.

Park Rapids' loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 3-4. As for Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton, their win was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 6-4.

Park Rapids won't have much time to rest: their next matchup is against Thief River Falls at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Thief River Falls knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past seven games -- so hopefully Park Rapids likes a good challenge. As for Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton, they will square off against Perham at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday.