Illinois High School Football - Rochester overwhelms Decatur Eisenhower
September 22, 2023: Rochester, IL 62563 The crowd at Friday's league contest between the Rochester Rockets (Rochester, IL) and the visiting Decatur Eisenhower Panthers (Decatur, IL), observed Rochester's football squad bounce Decatur Eisenhower by a count of 59-0.
The Rockets now own a 5-0 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Lanphier for a Central State Eight match on Saturday, September 30. Rochester will clash with a Lions squad coming off a 68-6 league loss to Normal University (Normal, IL). The Lions record now stands at 0-5.
The Panthers (1-4) will now prepare for their match against MacArthur (Decatur, IL). The Generals enter the Central State Eight match with a 2-3 record. In their last match, MacArthur routed Glenwood (Chatham, IL), 14-12, in a league match.