With a playoff game on the line, Blaine rose to the challenge on Friday. They breezed by the Forest Lake Rangers to the tune of 53-21. The result was nothing new for the Bengals, who have now won four matches by 20 points or more so far this season.
Sam Shaughessy was his usual excellent self, throwing for 232 yards and five touchdowns on only 18 passes, while also rushing 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.
Blaine is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 7-3 record this season. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 38.8 points per game. As for Forest Lake, the defeat snapped their winning streak at six games and leaves them with a 7-3 record.
Blaine wasted no time getting back out on the field and has already played their next contest, a 28-0 loss against Minnetonka on the 7th. Forest Lake does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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