Football Game Preview: Mesabi East Giants vs. Greenway/Nashwauk-Keewatin Raiders

The Mesabi East Giants will take on the Greenway/Nashwauk-Keewatin Raiders on Tuesday. Neither of those teams managed to put together many points in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.

Mesabi East is headed into Tuesday's matchup looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their fourth straight games on Wednesday. They had to suffer through a 56-6 loss at the hands of Moose Lake/Willow River. While losing is never fun, the Giants can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Minnesota football rankings (they are ranked 248th, while the Rebels are ranked 114th).

Meanwhile, Greenway/Nashwauk-Keewatin came up short against Aitkin on Wednesday, falling 28-8.

Greenway/Nashwauk-Keewatin's defeat dropped their record down to 3-5. As for Mesabi East, their loss dropped their record down to an identical 3-5.

Mesabi East came up short against Greenway/Nashwauk-Keewatin in their previous meeting on October 3rd, falling 26-22. Can the Giants avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.