The Rock Island Rocks will take on the Sterling Golden Warriors at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams are strolling into their contests after big wins in their previous games.
On Friday, Rock Island humbled Galesburg with a 41-6 victory. The game was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 34-0.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Sterling, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Friday. Everything went their way against Quincy on Friday as they made off with a 38-17 victory. The Golden Warriors might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won five matchups by 21 points or more this season.
A big part of Sterling's win came down to the chemistry between Brady Berlin and his top target Quincy Maas. Berlin threw for 192 yards and two touchdowns while completing 81.2% of his passes while Maas picked up 99 receiving yards and one TD.
Sterling's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 5-3. Those home wins came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 10.0 points on average over those games. As for Rock Island, their victory bumped their record up to 2-6.
Rock Island took a serious blow against Sterling when the teams last played back in October of 2024, falling 47-14. Will the Rocks have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other football content.
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