The Blaine Bengals will play host again on Friday to welcome the Rosemount Irish, where kickoff is scheduled at 6:00 p.m. Blaine is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 30.9 points per game this season.
Rosemount is facing Blaine at the wrong time: Blaine suffered their first home loss of the season on Thursday and they're likely out for redemption. They took a 29-20 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Sabers. While losing is never fun, the Bengals can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Minnesota football rankings (they are ranked 78th, while the Sabers are ranked 12th).
Despite the defeat, Blaine got top-tier performance from Sam Shaughessy, who rushed for 148 yards and a touchdown, and also threw for 107 yards and a touchdown. Shaughessy's rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his third straight game with at least 124 rushing yards. Caden Lauwagie was Shaughessy's top target, picking up 89 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Meanwhile, Rosemount was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their seventh straight loss. They took a hard 21-7 fall against Centennial. The game marked the Irish's lowest-scoring match so far this season.
Blaine's defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 5-3. As for Rosemount, their loss dropped their record down to 1-7.
Blaine was dealt a bruising 51-7 defeat at the hands of Rosemount in their previous meeting back in October of 2023. Will Blaine have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more football content.
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