It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Rosemount can now relate to. They fell just short of the Blaine Bengals by a score of 38-36 on Friday. The Irish just can't catch a break and have now endured eight defeats in a row.
Sam Shaughessy was his usual excellent self, rushing for 260 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 7.6 yards per carry, and also throwing for 167 yards and two touchdowns for Blaine. The dominant performance gave Shaughessy a new career-high in rushing yards.
Rosemount's loss dropped their record down to 1-8. As for Blaine, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 6-3 record this season.
Rosemount does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Blaine, they will venture away from home to challenge Forest Lake at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Forest Lake will roll in looking for their sixth straight win, something Blaine surely won't give up without a fight.
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