A simplistic football philosophy is if the other team doesn’t score you cannot lose.

Rosemount hasn’t quite gotten to that level of defensive perfection, but the Irish continue to close the gap.

Its latest domination without the ball was a 41-7 win Friday at District 196 rival Eagan.

Winners of six straight after an opening night loss to Centennial, and aiming to play with a controlled aggression, Rosemount (6-1) has allowed an average of 6.8 points in those victories, including a pair of shutouts.

“We’re definitely hungry,” said linebacker Max Jones. “… We come into every game knowing we’re going to have to out-physical the team because every team we play are physical teams.

“… We have to work as one heartbeat. One heartbeat, one unit, a well-oiled machine and that’s how we’re going.

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