Football Preview: Durand/Pecatonica Rivermen vs. Paxton-Buckley-Loda Panthers
The Durand/Pecatonica Rivermen's road trip will continue as they head out to face the Paxton-Buckley-Loda Panthers at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. One thing working in Durand/Pecatonica's favor is that they have posted at least 31 points in their last four games.
Durand/Pecatonica is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Saturday. They took their contest with ease, bagging a 66-0 win over Genoa-Kingston. Considering the Rivermen have won seven matchups by more than 23 points this season, Saturday's blowout was nothing new.
It was another big night for Cooper Hoffman, who threw for 163 yards and four touchdowns while completing 90.9% of his passes, and also rushed for 44 yards and a touchdown. He has been hot recently, having posted four or more passing touchdowns the last three times he's played. Durand/Pecatonica also got help from Jaxon Diedrich, who showed off his sure hands for 92 receiving yards.
Meanwhile, Paxton-Buckley-Loda came into Saturday's match having lost three straight, but that streak is now in the rearview. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Monmouth-Roseville on Saturday, sneaking past 22-20.
The match pitted two dominant backs against one another in Robert Boyd-Meents and Payton Thompson. Boyd-Meents had a great game and rushed for 159 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 8.4 yards per carry. Meanwhile, Thompson was balling out in the loss, rushing for 89 yards and two touchdowns.
Paxton-Buckley-Loda was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 227 rushing yards. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their rushing yard total in three consecutive games.
Durand/Pecatonica's record is now 9-1. As for Paxton-Buckley-Loda, their record is now 7-3.
Saturday's contest might be decided in the on the ground. Durand/Pecatonica has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 265.3 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Paxton-Buckley-Loda struggles in that department as they've been averaging 183.3. It's looking like Saturday's matchup might have some serious battles in the trenches. Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more football content.
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