With a playoff game on the line, Blaine rose to the challenge on Friday. They had just enough and edged the Rosemount Irish out 38-36. This was payback for the Bengals, who suffered a 51-7 loss the last time these two teams met.
It was another big night for Sam Shaughessy, who rushed for 260 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 7.6 yards per carry, and also threw for 167 yards and two touchdowns. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards.
Blaine was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 312 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 197 rushing yards in four consecutive contests.
Blaine is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 6-3 record this season. As for Rosemount, they dropped their record down to 1-8 with the defeat, which was their fourth straight on the road.
Blaine will take on 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. Rosemount does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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