Football Preview: Rock Island Rocks vs. Quincy Blue Devils
The Rock Island Rocks are packing up and heading out on the road for their first away game this season. they challenge the Quincy Blue Devils at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Last Friday, Rock Island came up short against Dunlap and fell 41-31. The Rocks have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Meanwhile, Quincy blew past Alton, posting a 42-13 victory at home. Given the Blue Devils' advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois football rankings (they are ranked 34th, while the Redbirds are ranked 207th), the result on Friday wasn't entirely unexpected.
Quincy can attribute much of their success to Jeraius Rice JR., who gained 188 total yards and two touchdowns, and Bradyn Little, who threw for 333 yards and four touchdowns. With that strong performance, Rice JR. is now averaging an impressive 114.5 rushing yards per game. Rico Clay was Little's top target, picking up 101 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Quincy's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of Carter Hildebrand and Titus Petty.
Rock Island's loss dropped their record down to 0-2. As for Quincy, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 2-0.
Rock Island took a serious blow against Quincy in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, falling 41-7. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Little, who threw for 303 yards and three touchdowns while completing 75% of his passes, and also rushed for 30 yards. Now that Rock Island knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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