Football Preview: Momence Momence Athletics vs. Iroquois West Raiders
Momence has gone 9-0 against Iroquois West recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Momence Momence Athletics will challenge the Iroquois West Raiders at 7:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Momence has four straight wins, Iroquois West has six straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Momence is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They breezed by Hoopeston/Armstrong on the road to the tune of 48-14 on Friday. The contest was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 27-6.
Momence's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Erick Castillo led the charge by rushing for 69 yards and two touchdowns, while also throwing for 120 yards and a touchdown. The dominant performance gave Castillo a new career-high in rushing yards. Brogan Halpin was Castillo's top target, rushing for 78 yards and a touchdown, while also picking up 72 receiving yards.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Momence was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 243 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Hoopeston/Armstrong only rushed for 137.
Momence's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged three passes before it was all said and done. It was truly a group effort as Damien Upton, Mitchell Taylor, and Taylor picked up one apiece.
Meanwhile, Iroquois West was beaten by Bismarck-Henning/Rossville-Alvin 50-8 on Friday.
Momence's victory bumped their record up to 4-0. As for Iroquois West, their loss dropped their record down to 0-4.
Momence strolled past Iroquois West in their previous meeting back in September of 2023 by a score of 21-7. The rematch might be a little tougher for Momence since the team 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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