Football Preview: Peru Tigers vs. Rochester Zebras
Two dominant backs in Isaiah Korba and Brant Beck are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Peru Tigers will square off against the Rochester Zebras at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Peru's offense might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against Maconaquah last Friday. They were beaten by the Braves 42-0. The match marked the first time this season in which the Tigers were not able to get on the board.
Meanwhile, Rochester waltzed into their matchup on Friday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They blew past the Kings 50-22 on the road. The Zebras might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won four contests by 28 points or more this season.
Beck continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 229 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 7.6 yards per carry. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards. Trenton Meadows was another key back, gaining 94 total yards and two touchdowns.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Rochester was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 358 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Peru now has a losing record at 2-3. As for Rochester, their win bumped their record up to 4-1.
Peru beat Rochester 34-23 in their previous matchup back in September of 2023. The rematch might be a little tougher for Peru since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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