Bolstered by pitchers Benny McDonald and Ethan Pettis with a combined seven strikeouts, the Blaine Bengals came out on top with a run in the 10th inning to defeat the Mounds View Mustangs at Mounds View High School on Wednesday evening. The final score was 3-2.

Next up for Mounds View will be Park Center/Columbia Heights/Maranatha Christian Academy on Memorial Day at 1 p.m. once again at Mounds View High School in a Section 5AAAA championship bracket quarterfinal.

This was Blaine’s final game of the regular season. Blaine will play a first round Section 7AAAA first round playoff game next Wednesday. The bracket hasn’t been posted yet.

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Mounds View is led by junior catcher Drew Rogers, a Georgia Tech commit.