Iroquois West hasn't had much luck against Momence recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Iroquois West Raiders will look to defend their home field against the Momence Momence Athletics at 7:00 p.m.
Iroquois West is headed into Friday's match looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their sixth straight game dating back to last season on Friday. They had to suffer through a 50-8 loss at the hands of Bismarck-Henning/Rossville-Alvin.
Meanwhile, Momence put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They blew past Hoopeston/Armstrong, posting a 48-14 victory on the road. The Momence Athletics might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won three matchups by 28 points or more this season.
Momence got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Erick Castillo out in front who rushed for 69 yards and two touchdowns, and also threw for 120 yards and a touchdown. The dominant performance gave Castillo a new career-high in rushing yards. Brogan Halpin was Castillo's top target, rushing for 78 yards and a touchdown, while also picking up 72 receiving yards.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Momence was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 243 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Hoopeston/Armstrong only rushed for 137.
Momence's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged three passes before it was all said and done. It was truly a group effort as Damien Upton, Mitchell Taylor, and Taylor picked up one apiece.
Iroquois West's loss dropped their record down to 0-4. As for Momence, their victory bumped their record up to 4-0.
Iroquois West lost to Momence at home by a decisive 21-7 margin in their previous meeting back in September of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Momence's Marchello Draine, who rushed for 134 yards and a touchdown on only 15 carries. Now that Iroquois West knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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