The Collinsville Kahoks are on the road again on Friday to play the Batavia Bulldogs at 6:00 p.m. Collinsville is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 26.1 points per game this season.
Collinsville will roll into the game after a wild two-game stretch: they only put up nine points last Friday, then bounced right back against Triad on Friday. Collinsville strolled past Triad with points to spare, taking the game 34-17.
Chase Reynolds went supernova for Collinsville, rushing for 128 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 7.5 yards per carry, and also throwing for 143 yards while completing 75% of his passes. A healthy portion of that aerial production (101 yards to be exact) went to AMARI RODGERS-PAROTT.
Collinsville was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 230 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Triad only rushed for 45.
Meanwhile, Batavia won against Wheaton-Warrenville South last Friday with 35 points and they decided to stick to that point total again on Friday. Batavia pulled ahead with a 35-34 photo finish over Glenbard North. Given the Bulldogs' advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois football rankings (they are ranked 11th, while the Panthers are ranked 147th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Nathan Whitwell was his usual excellent self, rushing for 73 yards and three touchdowns. He has been hot recently, having posted two or more rushing touchdowns the last three times he's played. Another player making a difference was Greyson Kelly, who gained 86 total yards and a touchdown.
Another reason for the win was Batavia's imposing defensive line, which managed to get into the backfield for six sacks. Leading the way was Nick Jansey with two. He also set a new season high mark in total tackles with eight. Batavia got some further help from Josh Kahley: he forced a fumble, made 11 total tackles, and defended a pass.
Collinsville now has a winning record of 5-4. As for Batavia, the win was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 8-1.
Friday's match might be decided in the on the ground. Collinsville has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 193.7 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Batavia struggles in that department as they've been averaging 220.4. It's looking like Friday's matchup might have some serious battles in the trenches. Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other football content.
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