On Friday, the Park Rapids Panthers were within striking distance but couldn't close the gap as they fell 75-70 to the Central Cass Squirrels. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Thursday (66), the Panthers still had to take the loss.
| 02/14/25 vs Central Cass | 23 |
| 02/13/25 vs Breckenridge | 10 |
| 02/11/25 @ Bemidji | 19 |
| 02/06/25 vs Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton | 19 |
| 02/04/25 vs Barnesville | 2 |
| + 14 more games |
Park Rapids lost despite a true team effort on offense. The best among them was Parker Hunter, who dropped a double-double with 23 points and 12 rebounds. With that strong performance, he is now averaging an impressive 15.3 points per game. Another player making a difference was Ryan Carroll, who almost dropped a double-double with 17 points and nine boards.
Park Rapids' defeat dropped their record down to 9-11. As for Central Cass, their win bumped their record up to 5-11.
Park Rapids and Central Cass could both be facing uphill battles in their next games considering their disadvantage in their respective state rankings. Park Rapids will challenge Pelican Rapids at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday down 165 places (202 vs. 37). Similarly, Central Cass (ranked 51st) will meet Devils Lake (ranked second) at 6:00 p.m. on Saturday.
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