 The Beavers football team faced their toughest test of the season Saturday as they hosted number one Minnesota State Mankato. And if you've listened to the commentators on any Vikings game this season, you know that's the school Adam Thielen played for after he went to Detroit Lakes and before he thought about selling dental equipment. No Thielen Saturday, but still plenty of talent on the field. Beavers entering the field, but watch out Bucky, he takes a tumble, unfortunately that's kind of a sum up of today's game. In 6-3 in the second quarter, Ryan Schlichte hits change Zillstra in the corner of the end zone. It's 13-3, they get it up to 27-6, but in the second half the offense showing some life, Alec Ogden keeps it on the option, breaks attack with an off to the racers. 36 yards for the touchdown, he scores but then puts Mankato up 20 points unanswered to put it out of reach. In the waiting moments of the game, Ogden looked sharp in the second half, 9 of 17 on the day for 1-48 and this touchdown to Jacob Anderson, but the Mavericks were just too much as the Midget State falls at 47-20.