Aquinas unfortunately couldn't capitalize on their home-field advantage in their season opener. They were beaten by the Scotus Shamrocks 49-7 on Friday. The Monarchs haven't had much luck with the Shamrocks recently, as the team has come up short the last seven times they've met.
Scotus got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Thomas Settje out in front who rushed for 185 yards and a pair of scores on only 12 carries. Settje's longest rush was for an incredible 80 yards. Carson Wessel was another key player, rushing for 38 yards and two touchdowns.
Looking ahead, Aquinas will head out to take on Battle Creek on Friday. As for Scotus, they will look to defend their home field on Friday against Mount Michael Benedictine at 7:00 p.m.
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