The Munster Mustangs will challenge the Kankakee Valley Kougars at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Last Friday, Munster ended up a good deal behind Lowell and lost 36-19. The Mustangs were down 36-13 at the end of the third quarter, which was just too much to recover from.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Kankakee Valley). They really took it to Highland for the full four quarters, racking up a 57-0 victory at home. The win was some much needed relief for the Kougars as it spelled an end to their five-game losing streak.
Marco Castro continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 213 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 11.8 yards per carry, and also picking up 32 receiving yards. His rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his fifth straight game with at least 105 rushing yards dating back to last season. Diego Arroyo was another key player, rushing for 22 yards and two touchdowns.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Kankakee Valley was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 263 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 159 rushing yards in five consecutive contests.
Kankakee Valley's defense made their presence known, laying out the QB three times. In that department, Graylee Weaver was the leader with two sacks.
Munster's loss dropped their record down to 2-6. As for Kankakee Valley, their victory bumped their record up to 3-5.
Munster didn't have too much breathing room in their match against Kankakee Valley in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, but they still walked away with a 28-24 win. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Castro, who rushed for 320 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 10.7 yards per carry. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Munster still be able to contain Castro? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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