Nate’s Big Dogs of the Game: Crosby-Ironton at Aitkin

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>AITKIN--</strong> Even after hackers tried to attack my laptop for some reason after this game, I was able to recover my notes and have gathered my nine Big Dogs of the Game from the Section 7AA quarterfinal battle between arch rivals, the Crosby-Ironton Rangers and the Aitkin Gobblers.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["242475"],"_player_evaluations_0_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_0_evaluation":"Jordan was a newcomer in my eyes and made some early splashes in the Rangers offense. 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