Blaine has won four straight games at home, while Andover has won four straight on the road, but those streaks won't matter much on Saturday. The Bengals will host the Huskies at 5:00 p.m. The two teams are strolling into their games after big wins in their previous games.
Blaine had to skate by with only a one-run margin when they last took the field, which might have inspired the ten-run drubbing they dealt Duluth East on Wednesday. The Bengals' pitchers stepped up to hand the Greyhounds a 10-0 shutout. The Bengals might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won ten contests by six runs or more this season.
Meanwhile, Andover faced Centennial in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Thursday. The Huskies blew past the Cougars 10-4. Andover's win was all the more impressive since the Cougars were averaging only 3.72 runs allowed on the season.
Andover's victory bumped their record up to 17-5. As for Blaine, their win bumped their record up to 14-9.
Blaine might still be hurting after the 11-5 defeat they got from Andover when the teams last played back in April. Can the Bengals avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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