After two games on the road, Rochester is heading back home. They will welcome the Sacred Heart-Griffin Cyclones at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both will really light up the scoreboard.
Last Saturday, Rochester was fully in charge, breezing past Springfield 51-21 on the road. The Rockets might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won five games by 21 points or more this season.
Mason Jacobs was a one-man wrecking crew for Rochester as he rushed for 25 yards and two touchdowns, and also picked up 80 receiving yards. Another player making a difference was Kaiden Stout, who rushed for 84 yards and a touchdown.
Rochester's defense stepped up as well, laying out Brody Scheffler. seven times. Connor Broughton was particularly dangerous to the passing game, picking up two sackshimself.
Meanwhile, after a string of three wins, Sacred Heart-Griffin's good fortune finally ran out on Friday. They fell just short of Glenwood by a score of 34-31. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest loss the Cyclones have suffered since November 4, 2023.
Rochester has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a nice bump to their 6-2 record this season. As for Sacred Heart-Griffin, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-3.
Rochester beat Sacred Heart-Griffin 31-21 when the teams last played back in October of 2023. Does Rochester have another victory up their sleeve, or will Sacred Heart-Griffin turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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