Rochester has been on the road for two straight, but on Friday they'll finally head home. They will welcome the Peru Tigers at 7:00 p.m. Rochester has been dominant on offense recently, as they've racked up an incredible 135 points over their last three matches.
Rochester is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They breezed by Lewis Cass on the road to the tune of 50-22 on Friday. The Zebras might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won four contests by 28 points or more this season.
It was another big night for Brant Beck, who rushed for 229 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 7.6 yards per carry. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards. Another rusher making a difference was Trenton Meadows, who gained 94 total yards and two touchdowns.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Rochester was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 358 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Peru fell victim to Maconaquah and their airtight defense last Friday. They were beaten by the Braves 42-0. Having soared to a lofty 48 points in the game before, the Tigers' shutout was a dramatic turnaround.
Rochester's win bumped their record up to 4-1. As for Peru, they now have a losing record at 2-3.
Friday's matchup will pit two of the most dominant backs against one another: Beck and Isaiah Korba. Beck has put up some stellar numbers this year, and currently owns excellent season averages 135.6 rushing yards per game this season. For his part, Korba has averaged 146.8 rushing yards per game this season.
Rochester came up short against Peru when the teams last played back in September of 2023, falling 34-23. Thankfully for Rochester, Matthew Roettger (who rushed for 133 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 7.8 yards per carry, and also threw for 119 yards and two touchdowns while completing 80% of his passes) 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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