Football Preview: Rochester Rockets vs. Peoria Notre Dame Irish
Two dominant backs in Kaiden Stout and Jack Hanley are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Rochester Rockets will be playing at home against the Peoria Notre Dame Irish at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Rochester's favor is that they have posted at least 31 points in their last five matches.
Last Friday, Rochester didn't have too much trouble with Sacred Heart-Griffin as they won 41-27.
It was another big night for Stout, who rushed for 109 yards and two touchdowns, and also caught a touchdown. Mason Jacobs was another key player, picking up 112 receiving yards and a touchdown.
On the other side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Rochester's defense and their eight sacks. The heavy lifting was done by Connor Broughton and Dylan Durocher, who racked up four sacks between them.
Meanwhile, Peoria Notre Dame blew past Danville, posting a 65-36 victory. The Irish might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won four matchups by 29 points or more this season.
Hanley continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 169 yards and six touchdowns while picking up 9.4 yards per carry. With that strong performance, he is now averaging an impressive 2.1 rushing touchdowns per game. The team also got some help courtesy of Lawson Alwan, who rushed for 96 yards and a touchdown on only eight carries.
Peoria Notre Dame was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 454 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 217 rushing yards in nine consecutive games.
Rochester pushed their record up to 7-2 with the win, which was their third straight at home. As for Peoria Notre Dame, they now have a winning record of 5-4.
Friday's contest might be decided in the on the ground. Rochester has been excellent on the ground this season, having averaged 175.2 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Peoria Notre Dame struggles in that department as they've been averaging 342.3. It's looking like Friday's match might have some serious battles in the trenches. Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other football content.
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