Based on context clues in the sentence, what does scrimmage most likely mean? During the scrimmage, the players took more chances than usual because they knew the final outcome wouldn't affect their record.

A. Series of meets

B. Bitter rivalry

C. Championship game

D. Practice match

D. Practice match

Explanation:

Since the sentece says that the players didn't take the match very seriously and took a lot of chances that they wouldn't normally take because the final outcome of the match woulnd't affect the record, the only possible meaning for scrimmage would be a practice match.

The answer is D practice match.