Football Preview: Blaine Bengals vs. Minnetonka Skippers
The Blaine Bengals will challenge the Minnetonka Skippers at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Blaine is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They blew past Forest Lake, posting a 53-21 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Bengals.
It was another big night for Sam Shaughessy, who threw for 232 yards and five touchdowns on only 18 passes, and also rushed for 67 yards and a touchdown. Derek Schlomann was another key player, picking up 97 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Blaine didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. It was truly a group effort as Kvaughn Landers, Carter Mackey, and Nolan Novak picked up one apiece. Mackey has been hot for a while, having also posted five or more total tackles the last 16 times he's played.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Minnetonka). They blew past Mayo 49-7 on Friday. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest win of the season.
Blaine has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 7-3 record this season. As for Minnetonka, their victory bumped their record up to 8-2.
Blaine came up short against Minnetonka in their previous matchup back in September of 2022, falling 21-14. Can Blaine avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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