Football Game Preview: Mayer Lutheran Crusaders vs. Gibbon-Fairfax-Winthrop Thunderbirds

The Mayer Lutheran Crusaders will take on the Gibbon-Fairfax-Winthrop Thunderbirds at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Mayer Lutheran is coming into the contest on a three-game losing streak.

On Wednesday, Mayer Lutheran came up short against Lester Prairie/Holy Trinity and fell 14-7.

Meanwhile, Gibbon-Fairfax-Winthrop was beaten by Springfield/Comfrey 42-14 on Wednesday. While losing is never fun, the Thunderbirds can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Minnesota football rankings (they are ranked 180th, while Springfield/Comfrey are ranked 20th).

Gibbon-Fairfax-Winthrop's loss dropped their record down to 4-4. As for Mayer Lutheran, their defeat dropped their record down to an identical 4-4.

Mayer Lutheran suffered a grim 20-0 defeat to Gibbon-Fairfax-Winthrop in their previous meeting back in September. Can the Crusaders avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.