Rock Island unfortunately couldn't capitalize on their home-field advantage in their season opener. They had to suffer through a 44-7 loss at the hands of the Kaneland Knights. While losing is never fun, the Rocks can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois football rankings (they are ranked 269th, while the Knights are ranked 75th).
Jaylin Craig threw for 42 yards on nine of 13 attempts.
Kaneland's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Hayden Nowak led the charge by rushing for 88 yards and a pair of TDs on only seven carries. Colin Ditmar did his part to keep the secondary busy, picking up 90 receiving yards.
Looking ahead, Rock Island is headed away from home for the first time to face off against Dunlap at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. As for Kaneland, they will welcome Lemont at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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