Football Preview: Rochester Zebras vs. Peru Tigers
Rochester has been on the road for two straight, but on Friday they'll finally head home. They will host the Peru Tigers at 7:00 p.m. Rochester knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 31 points or more in their past three contests -- so hopefully Peru likes a good challenge.
Rochester is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They really took it to Lewis Cass for the full four quarters, racking up a 50-22 victory on the road. The Zebras might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won four matches by 28 points or more this season.
Brant Beck was his usual excellent self, rushing for 229 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 7.6 yards per carry. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards. The team also got some help courtesy of Trenton Meadows, who gained 94 total yards and two touchdowns.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Rochester was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 358 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 329 rushing yards in three consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, Peru fell victim to Maconaquah and their airtight defense on Friday. They were dealt a 42-0 loss at the hands of the Braves. Having soared to a lofty 48 points in the game before, the Tigers' shutout was a dramatic turnaround.
Rochester's win bumped their record up to 4-1. As for Peru, they now have a losing record at 2-3.
Friday's game will pit two of the most dominant backs against one another: Beck and Isaiah Korba. Beck has put up some stellar numbers this year, and currently owns excellent season averages 135.6 rushing yards per game this season. For his part, Korba has averaged 146.8 rushing yards per game this season.
Rochester came up short against Peru in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, falling 34-23. Thankfully for Rochester, Matthew Roettger (who rushed for 133 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 7.8 yards per carry, and also threw for 119 yards and two touchdowns while completing 80% of his passes) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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