Football Preview: Springfield Senators vs. Rochester Rockets
Springfield is 0-10 against Rochester since September of 2014 but things could change on Saturday. The Springfield Senators have the luxury of staying home for another week and will welcome the Rochester Rockets at 1:00 p.m.
Springfield is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 36 points two weeks ago, they were much more limited against Sacred Heart-Griffin on Friday. They took a blow against the Cyclones, falling 35-7. The contest marked the Senators' lowest-scoring match so far this season.
Kale Thurman put forth a good effort for the losing side as he picked up 122 receiving yards and a touchdown. He showed off some serious burst, connecting on a big catch for 53 yards.
Meanwhile, Rochester waltzed into their game on Friday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They blew past the Generals 46-0 on the road. The Rockets might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won four matchups by 21 points or more this season.
Rochester's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Mason Jacobs, who picked up 86 receiving yards and two touchdowns. The team also got some help courtesy of Kaiden Stout, who rushed for 83 yards and two touchdowns.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Rochester was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 301 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in November of 2023.
Rochester wouldn't let MacArthur keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Rochester can thank Connor Broughton and Jorey Myren for forcing both of them.
Springfield's loss dropped their record down to 5-2. As for Rochester, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 5-2 record this season.
Springfield was dealt a bruising 58-0 defeat at the hands of Rochester in their previous matchup back in September of 2023. Thankfully for Springfield, Nolan Mrozowski (who rushed for 109 yards and three touchdowns on only eight carries) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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