The Durand/Pecatonica Rivermen will head out on the road to square off against the Forreston Cardinals at 10:57 a.m. on Friday. Durand/Pecatonica is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 41 points per game this season.
Durand/Pecatonica took a loss when they played away from home last Friday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Friday. They put the hurt on Fulton with a sharp 60-36 victory. Considering the Rivermen have won five matches by more than 23 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Durand/Pecatonica to victory, but perhaps none more so than Cooper Hoffman, who rushed for 126 yards and a touchdown on only seven carries, and also threw for 159 yards and two touchdowns on only ten passes. That's the most rushing yards Hoffman has posted since back in November of 2023. Lukas Rossow was Hoffman's top target, rushing for 146 yards and two touchdowns on only seven carries.
They were just one part of a punishing run game: Durand/Pecatonica was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 474 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, it was a proper cat-fight when Forreston duked it out withSouthwestern on Friday. Forreston snuck past Southwestern with a 20-16 win. The victory was a breath of fresh air for the Cardinals as it put an end to their four-game losing streak.
Durand/Pecatonica pushed their record up to 6-1 with the win, which was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season. As for Forreston, their victory ended a four-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 2-5.
Durand/Pecatonica didn't have too much breathing room in their contest against Forreston in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, but they still walked away with a 6-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Durand/Pecatonica since the team 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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