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 losses), 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 simply couldn't be stopped on Friday as they easily beat Hoopeston/Armstrong 48-14 on the road. The match was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 27-6.
Momence got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Erick Castillo out in front who rushed for 69 yards and two touchdowns, and also threw 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, it's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 50-8, which was the final score in Iroquois West's tilt against Bismarck-Henning/Rossville-Alvin on Friday.
Momence's win bumped their record up to 4-0. As for Iroquois West, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-4.
Friday's game might be decided in the trenches. Momence has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 210.5 rushing yards per game. It's a different story for Iroquois West, though, as they've been averaging only 89.2. How will they fare against such a dominant running game?
Momence strolled past Iroquois West in their previous matchup 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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