Football Game Preview: Rushville-Industry Rockets vs. Stark County Rebels

The Rushville-Industry Rockets will head out to square off against the Stark County Rebels at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Stark County took a loss in their last game and will be looking to turn the tables on Rushville-Industry, who comes in off a win.

On Friday, Rushville-Industry was fully in charge, breezing past Monmouth United 54-18. With the Rockets ahead 32-12 at the half, the contest was all but over already.

Rylan Reimolds was his usual excellent self, rushing for 162 yards and three touchdowns on only ten carries. His longest rush was for an incredible 85 yards.

Reimolds was just one part of a punishing run game: Rushville-Industry was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 467 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since the start of last season.

Meanwhile, after soaring to 49 points the game before, Stark County was a bit more limited in their matchup on Friday. They were dealt a 48-7 defeat at the hands of Annawan-Wethersfield. While losing is never fun, the Rebels can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois football rankings (they are ranked 328th, while the Titans are ranked 149th).

Rushville-Industry's record is now 4-2. As for Stark County, their loss was their first of the season and makes their record 5-1.

Rushville-Industry suffered a grim 27-6 defeat to Stark County when the teams last played back in August of 2024. Can the Rockets avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.