Moorhead enters the week riding an eight-game win streak. Grand Rapids has won seven straight.
Moorhead junior Harper Bentz has scored 2, 4, 3, 2 and 2 goals in his last five games. He has a team-best 21 for the season. Grand Rapids senior Joey DelGreco has scored three or more points in three of his last five games and has a team best 41.
Evenly matched? From their current hot streaks to their go-to scorers to their incredibly deep groups of standout defensemen and rock-steady goaltending, the Spuds and Thunderhawks appear as mirror images, right down to their orange and black jerseys.
Friday's game offers not only a chance to grab northern big-school bragging rights but a chance to see if No. 6-2A Moorhead and No. 8-2A Grand Rapids are slotted in the proper order in Legacy Hockey's Power Rankings.