Football Recap: Rensselaer Central Bombers vs. River Forest Ingots
On Friday, everything went the Rensselaer Central Bombers's way against the River Forest Ingots as the Rensselaer Central Bombers made off with a 42-21 win. Considering the Bombers have won three matches by more than 20 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Diego Hernandez-Reyes went supernova for Rensselaer Central, rushing for 97 yards and three touchdowns. Hernandez-Reyes is becoming a predictor of Rensselaer Central's success: when he posts at least two rushing touchdowns the team is 2-1 (and 1-4 when he doesn't).
Rensselaer Central didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. Hernandez-Reyes picked up that interception and then proceeded to rub salt in the wound by taking it back the other way for a touchdown.
Several Ingots players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Ayden Silver, who rushed for 100 yards and a touchdown on only 13 carries, and also threw for 174 yards and a touchdown. Silver's rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his third straight game with at least 100 rushing yards.
The victory made it two in a row for Rensselaer Central and bumps their season record up to 3-5. As for River Forest, their loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 4-4.
Rensselaer Central will venture away from home to challenge Logansport at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Rensselaer Central is no doubt hoping to put an end to a four-game streak of away losses. As for River Forest, they will welcome Lake Station Edison at 12:00 p.m. on Friday. River Forest is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 30 points per game this season.
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