The Blaine Bengals are taking a road trip to take on the Andover Huskies at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this game.
On Friday, Blaine came up short against Centennial and fell 28-21. While losing is never fun, the Bengals can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Minnesota football rankings (they are ranked 123rd, while the Cougars are ranked 29th).
Meanwhile, after a string of four wins, Andover's good fortune finally ran out on Friday. They fell just short of Osseo by a score of 23-21. The Huskies were up 21-7 in the second quarter but couldn't hold on to the lead.
Blaine will have to keep a close watch on Joseph Mapson and Collin Gravink, a pair of players who had a big impact on Andover's prior game. Mapson rushed for 54 yards and two touchdowns, while Gravink rushed for 128 yards and one TD.
Blaine's defeat dropped their record down to 4-3. As for Andover, they suffered their first road loss, dropping their record down to 5-2.
Blaine skirted past Andover 31-28 in their previous meeting back in October of 2016. Will the Bengals repeat their success, or do the Huskies have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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