Football Preview: Rockridge Rockets vs. Monmouth-Roseville Titans
Rockridge has gone 6-1 against Monmouth-Roseville recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Rockridge Rockets are taking a road trip to take on the Monmouth-Roseville Titans at 7:00 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Last Friday, everything came up roses for Rockridge at home against Mercer County as the team secured a 34-6 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Rockets.
Meanwhile, Monmouth-Roseville put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They blew past Hall/Putnam County 35-14. Given the Titans' advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois football rankings (they are ranked 116th, while the Red Devils are ranked 434th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
It was another big night for Payton Thompson, who rushed for 191 yards and two touchdowns on only 13 carries. His longest rush was for an incredible 70 yards. The team also got some help courtesy of Andrew Way, who rushed for 76 yards and a touchdown.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Monmouth-Roseville was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 412 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Rockridge is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 5-2 record this season. As for Monmouth-Roseville, they pushed their record up to 7-0 with the win, which was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season.
Rockridge strolled past Monmouth-Roseville in their previous matchup back in September of 2023 by a score of 28-13. The rematch might be a little tougher for Rockridge 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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