Football Recap: Tolono Unity Triumphs Behind Punishing Ground Game + How To Watch

It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Tolono Unity had no problem doing just that on Saturday. They came out on top against the St. Joseph-Ogden Spartans by a score of 51-44. The victory continues a trend for the Rockets in their matchups with the Spartans: they've now won three in a row.

Tolono Unity had a senior duo take command as Dane Eisenmenger threw for 237 yards and three TDs while completing 81% of his passes and Crewe Eckstein rushed for 170 yards and a pair of touchdowns. Eckstein's rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his third straight game with at least 159 rushing yards.

Rockets

Rushing Yards

11/22/25 vs St. Joseph-Ogden	246
11/15/25 vs Williamsville	187
11/08/25 vs Monticello	189
11/01/25 vs Mt. Carmel	55
10/24/25 @ Mt. Vernon	171
+ 5 more games

Tolono Unity was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 246 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in September.

Several Spartans players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Kodey McKinney, who rushed for 113 yards and one score, and also threw for 216 yards and a pair of TDs. McKinney's passing game has become a key predictor of St. Joseph-Ogden's success: the team is 6-2 when his passer rating is 100 or higher, but only 2-3 otherwise. The Spartans also got a significant boost from Wyatt Wertz, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 96 yards.

Tolono Unity's record now sits at 12-1. As for St. Joseph-Ogden, they moved to 8-5 with that loss, which also ended their four-game winning streak.

Looking ahead, Tolono Unity will take on Byron at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. The Tigers' defense has only allowed 7.6 points per game this season, so the Rockets' offense will have their work cut out for them. St. Joseph-Ogden does not have any more games scheduled as of now.