The McGregor Mercuries will head out to face off against the Bertha-Hewitt Bears at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, these teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Having struggled with six losses in a row, McGregor turned things around against Carlton/Wrenshall on Wednesday. They put the hurt on Carlton/Wrenshall with a sharp 38-18 win.
Meanwhile, Bertha-Hewitt faced Mille Lacs co-op [Isle/Onamia] in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Wednesday. The Bears simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat the Huskies 40-12. Considering the Bears have won six games by more than 21 points this season, Wednesday's blowout was nothing new.
McGregor's victory was their first in the conference, bumping their conference record up to 1-5 and their overall record up to 2-6. As for Bertha-Hewitt, their win bumped their record up to 7-1.
McGregor was taken down by Bertha-Hewitt 64-14 in their previous meeting last Friday. Can the Mercuries avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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