Football Preview: Peru Tigers vs. Rochester Zebras
Two dominant backs in Isaiah Korba and Brant Beck are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Peru Tigers will square off against the Rochester Zebras at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Peru's offense might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against Maconaquah on Friday. They took a blow against the Braves, falling 42-0. The game marked the first time this year in which the Tigers were not able to get on the board.
Meanwhile, Rochester waltzed into their contest on Friday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They really took it to the Kings 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 matchups by 28 points or more this season.
Beck continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, 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. Trenton Meadows was another key back, gaining 94 total yards and two touchdowns.
Peru now has a losing record at 2-3. As for Rochester, their win bumped their record up to 4-1.
Peru beat Rochester 34-23 in their previous matchup back in September of 2023. The rematch might be a little tougher for Peru since the squad 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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