Thief River Falls and Fergus Falls are an even 5-5 against one another since September of 2015, but not for long. The Thief River Falls Prowlers will head out to take on the Fergus Falls Otters at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Thief River Falls will bounce into Friday's matchup after beating Perham, who they hadn't topped in nine consecutive meetings. Thief River Falls came out on top against Perham by a score of 34-22 on Monday. The Prowlers' offense stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most points they've scored all season.
Meanwhile, Fergus Falls put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They breezed by Little Falls on the road to the tune of 42-14. Given the Otters' advantage in MaxPreps' Minnesota football rankings (they are ranked 26th, while the Flyers are ranked 141st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Henry Bethel continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 147 yards and a touchdown on only ten carries, while also throwing for 192 yards and three touchdowns while completing 71.4% of his passes. His longest rush was for an impressive 63 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total.
The win made it two in a row for Thief River Falls and bumps their season record up to 2-4. As for Fergus Falls, their victory was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 6-0.
Everything went Thief River Falls' way against Fergus Falls in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, as Thief River Falls made off with a 28-6 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Thief River Falls since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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