Roseau and Crookston are an even 3-3 against one another since October of 2017, but not for long. The Roseau Rams will be playing at home against the Crookston Pirates at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Both have had a bumpy ride up to this point with three consecutive losses for Roseau and 13 for Crookston dating back to last season.
Crookston is facing Roseau at the wrong time: Roseau suffered their first home loss of the season last Thursday and they're likely out for redemption. They fell 21-14 to the Panthers.
Meanwhile, it's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 59-12, which was the final score in Crookston's tilt against Pelican Rapids last Friday. While losing is never fun, the Pirates can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Minnesota football rankings (they are ranked 245th, while the Vikings are ranked 88th).
Roseau's defeat dropped their record down to 1-3. As for Crookston, their loss dropped their record down to 0-4.
Roseau strolled past Crookston when the teams last played back in September of 2023 by a score of 36-19. Will Roseau repeat their success, or does Crookston have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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