Albert Lea and Austin meet in I-90 rivalry

Oct. 21—*

The Albert Lea football team closed out the regular season at home Wednesday night, hosting the 0-7 Packers out of Austin at Jim Gustafson Field.

While it seemed like the Packers and Tigers would play a close game through the first quarter, the Packers rattled off 28 points in the second quarter, while the Tigers struggled to move the ball. The Tigers scored a touchdown in the second half, but was unable to muster any sort of a comeback, falling to the Packers 45-6.

The Tigers won the opening coin toss and elected to defer their option to the second half. The Packers then decided to receive the kickoff and proceeded to spend nearly eight minutes of gametime on their first drive, but…