Top games: Fridley's brick-wall defense faces twin scoring machines from Minneapolis North

By Loren Nelson, SportsEngine, 11/02/20, 4:30PM CST

Nov. 6: The unbeaten Tigers take on the Polars and offensive lynchpins Zach Yeager and Terrance Kamara.

Undefeated Fridley will attempt to halt Minneapolis North's streak of 57 regular-season wins when the teams meet on Friday. Photo by Earl J. Ebensteiner, SportsEngine

We task our reporters with identifying several intriguing games throughout the state to assemble our Top Games of the Week. The matchups are presented in no particular order, and when there are additional games we want to highlight, we’ll include them with brief notes.

Other games to keep an eye on

Litchfield vs. Albany, 7 p.m., Friday, Nov. 6. No. 8-3A Litchfield (4-0, 4-0) features senior quarterback Ben Alsleben who has passed for 933 yards. No. 3-3A Albany (4-0, 2-0), meanwhile, got a passing and rushing touchdown from senior quarterback Isaiah Gerads in the Huskies' 42-7 triumph over Kasson-Mantorville last week.

Barnesville vs. Breckenridge, 7 p.m., Friday, Nov. 6. No. 5-2A Barnesville (4-0, 2-0) goes down a class — in enrollment size only — to take on high-powered No. 8-1A Breckenridge (4-0, 1-0) in a matchup of northwestern Minnesota powerhouses, as Barnesville has seven state tournament appearances and Breckenridge has 13.