The Rock Island Rocks will challenge the Geneseo Maple Leafs at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
Rock Island is headed into the matchup out to prove that what happened against Sterling on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Rock Island was outmatched by Sterling on the road and fell 47-14. While losing is never fun, the Rocks can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois football rankings (they are ranked 310th, while the Golden Warriors are ranked 151st).
Meanwhile, Geneseo had to suffer through a 55-18 loss at the hands of Quincy. The Maple Leafs haven't had much luck with the Blue Devils recently, as the team's come up short the last five times they've met.
Rock Island dropped their record down to 1-7 with the loss, which was their fourth straight on the road. As for Geneseo, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-4.
Rock Island skirted past Geneseo 15-12 when the teams last played back in October of 2023. Does Rock Island have another victory up their sleeve, or will Geneseo turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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