Football Preview: Iroquois West Raiders vs. Momence Momence Athletics
Iroquois West is 0-9 against Momence since October of 2014 but things could change on Friday. The Iroquois West Raiders will host the Momence Momence Athletics at 7:00 p.m.
Iroquois West is headed into Friday's game looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their sixth straight game dating back to last season on Friday. They had to suffer through a 50-8 loss at the hands of Bismarck-Henning/Rossville-Alvin.
Meanwhile, Momence put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They breezed by Hoopeston/Armstrong on the road to the tune of 48-14. Considering the Momence Athletics have won three matches by more than 27 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Momence got their win 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.
Iroquois West's defeat dropped their record down to 0-4. As for Momence, their victory bumped their record up to 4-0.
Iroquois West ended up a good deal behind Momence in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, losing 21-7. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Momence's Marchello Draine, who rushed for 134 yards and a touchdown on only 15 carries. Now that Iroquois West knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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