Football Preview: Blaine Bengals vs. Forest Lake Rangers
Blaine has enjoyed a three-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will head out to challenge the Forest Lake Rangers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Blaine is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They skirted past Rosemount 38-36.
It was another big night for Sam Shaughessy, who rushed for 260 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 7.6 yards per carry, and also threw for 167 yards and two touchdowns. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards.
Blaine was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 312 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 197 rushing yards in four consecutive games.
Meanwhile, Forest Lake entered their tilt with Buffalo on Friday with five consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with six. They blew past the Bison 45-7. That looming 45-7 mark stands out as the most commanding margin for the Rangers yet this season.
Blaine is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 6-3 record this season. As for Forest Lake, their win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 7-2.
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