Football Game Recap: Coal City Coalers vs. Rochester Rockets
By Team Reports
Nov 6, 2023, 11:52am
Recap: Coal City Coalers vs. Rochester Rockets
Two teams were on the hunt for playoff glory, but unfortunately for The Coal City Coalers, they weren't the ones who walked away with it. They had to suffer through a rough 45-3 loss at the hands of Rochester. The low total for Coal City limited their streak of high-flying scores to three in a row.
Henry Buecker was on fire for Rochester: he picked up 183 receiving yards and two touchdowns, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground. Elijah Carlson also deserves a shout-out for his two touchdowns.
Coal City's defeat dropped their record down to 8-3. As for Rochester, the win for they keeps them at an undefeated 11-0.
Coal City does not have any more games scheduled as of now. Rochester will take on Breese Central at 4:00 p.m. on Saturday. Breese Central will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps Illinois Rankings (they are ranked 77th, while Rochester is ranked 13th).
