Football Preview: Urbana Tigers vs. Bloomington Purple Raiders
Urbana hasn't had much luck against Bloomington recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Urbana Tigers will be playing in front of their home fans against the Bloomington Purple Raiders at 7:00 p.m. Hopefully Urbana focused on turnovers this week as the team gave up four on Friday.
Urbana is headed into Friday's matchup looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their 13th straight game dating back to last season on Friday. They were outmatched by Champaign Central on the road and fell 59-6. The Tigers were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 49-6.
Meanwhile, Bloomington put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They claimed a resounding 48-16 win over Normal West on the road. The Purple Raiders might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won three games by 27 points or more this season.
Rob Lanier was his usual excellent self, rushing for 172 yards and a touchdown while picking up 7.5 yards per carry. With that strong performance, he is now averaging an impressive 116.8 rushing yards per game. The team also got some help courtesy of AJ Codron, who threw for 110 yards and three touchdowns while completing 75% of his passes.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Bloomington was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 295 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 157 rushing yards in three consecutive matches.
Bloomington'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 Juan Rivera and Mikey Kimmell.
Urbana's defeat dropped their record down to 0-4. As for Bloomington, their victory bumped their record up to 4-0.
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