Blue Earth(1-7)
Blooming Prairie(6-3)Final6-26TLDR: Blooming Prairie beat Blue Earth 26-6 at home Tuesday in a Section 2AA quarterfinal, its third straight win while Blue Earth fell for the fourth straight time.
The game was played at McFarlin Field in Blooming Prairie, with the Blossoms entering as the No. 3 seed in Section 2AA and the Bucs as the No. 6 seed. It was 58 degrees and mostly cloudy at kickoff, with a south wind at 6 mph. The teams had met earlier this season, on Sept. 11, when Blooming Prairie won 26-0.
Blooming Prairie is averaging 27 points per game while allowing 25, with one shutout. Blue Earth is averaging 7 points per game and has allowed 112 over its last three. Both teams lost this season to #4 Waterville-Elysian-Morristown — Blue Earth 42-6, Blooming Prairie 34-15. Blooming Prairie's last state title came in 2019, over BOLD.
Blooming Prairie advances to a section semifinal Saturday against No. 3 seed Blooming Prairie Hayfield at 2 p.m. at the Maple River Old Athletic Facility in Mapleton.
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