The Salt Fork Storm will head out to challenge the Momence Momence Athletics at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Salt Fork is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 47 points last Friday, they were much more limited against Bismarck-Henning/Rossville-Alvin on Friday. They lost to the Blue Devils at home by a 19-3 margin. The contest marked the Storm's lowest-scoring matchup so far this season.
Meanwhile, Momence made easy work of Iroquois West on Friday and carried off a 28-7 victory. The score at the end of the third wound up being the final score as the Momence Athletics just coasted through the last quarter.
Momence's win came from a few key players Salt Fork will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Erick Castillo, who threw for 227 yards and three TDs while completing 76% of his passes, and also rushed for 67 yards. He also deserves a shoutout for his performance on D, making two total tackles (1.0 for loss) and defending one pass. Eddie Ferreira was Castillo's top target, picking up 108 receiving yards and a pair of touchdowns.
The win made it two in a row for Momence and bumps their season record up to 2-3. The victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 35.5 points over those games. As for Salt Fork, with the loss, they broke their three-game winning streak and moved their record to 3-2.
Salt Fork came up short against Momence when the teams last played back in October of 2024, falling 28-21. Thankfully for the Storm, Marchello Draine (who rushed for 78 yards and two scores) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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