After losing to International Falls the last time they met, Aitkin decided to demonstrate that turnabout is fair play. The Aitkin Gobblers walked away with a 27-20 win over the International Falls Broncos on Thursday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Gobblers.
Several Broncos players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Hayden Swenson, who threw for 169 yards and a touchdown, and also punched in a rushing score. Cooper Crandall helped Swenson out on the ground, rushing for 43 yards and a touchdown, while also picking up 54 receiving yards.
Aitkin now has a winning record of 4-3. As for International Falls, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 5-2.
Aitkin will face off against Mesabi East at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. International Falls does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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