Football Recap: Mayer Lutheran Comes Up Short

Mayer Lutheran and Gibbon-Fairfax-Winthrop squared off in some playoff action on Tuesday, but Mayer Lutheran had to settle for second. They were dealt a 44-15 defeat at the hands of the Gibbon-Fairfax-Winthrop Thunderbirds. The Crusaders were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Thunderbirds apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in September.

Gabriel Shimanski threw for 94 yards and two touchdowns, and also rushed for 42 yards. Nicolas Maass was his top target, picking up 33 receiving yards.

Mayer Lutheran is on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-7. As for Gibbon-Fairfax-Winthrop, with the victory, they broke their five-game losing streak and moved their record to 3-6.

Mayer Lutheran does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Gibbon-Fairfax-Winthrop, they will square off against Lester Prairie/Holy Trinity at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. Gibbon-Fairfax-Winthrop is no doubt hoping to put an end to a three-game streak of away losses.

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