Football Recap: Rochester Rockets vs. Peoria Notre Dame Irish
It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Rochester can now relate to. They and the Peoria Notre Dame Irish were almost perfectly matched up on Friday, but they suffered a 59-58 defeat. The Rockets' loss signaled the end of their five-game winning streak.
Jack Hanley continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for Peoria Notre Dame, rushing for 260 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 10.4 yards per carry. Those 260 rushing yards gave Hanley a new career-high. Lawson Alwan also helped out as he racked up 123 rushing yards.
Rochester's defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 7-3. As for Peoria Notre Dame, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 6-4.
Rochester does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Peoria Notre Dame, they will challenge Mt. Zion at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Mt. Zion will roll in looking for their fifth straight win, something Peoria Notre Dame surely won't give up without a fight.
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