The Rushville-Industry Rockets will face off against the ROWVA/Williamsfield Cougars at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Rushville-Industry has five straight victories, ROWVA/Williamsfield has three straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Rushville-Industry is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They took down Heyworth 42-26 on Friday. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest win of the season.
This one was won in the trenches and the lion's share of the credit has to go to Jordan Mcginnis and he. Mcginnis rushed for 116 yards and two touchdowns on only eight carries while he rushed for 116 yards and two touchdowns on only eight carries. Rylan Reimolds didn't just play on offense: he also made 13 total tackles and defended a pass.
Meanwhile, ROWVA/Williamsfield was beaten by Stark County 55-27 on Friday. While losing is never fun, the Cougars can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois football rankings (they are ranked 391st, while the Rebels are ranked 195th).
Rushville-Industry's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 5-1. As for ROWVA/Williamsfield, their loss dropped their record down to 3-3.
Rushville-Industry was taken down by ROWVA/Williamsfield 45-16 when the teams last played back in October of 2023. Can Rushville-Industry avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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