The Geneseo Maple Leafs are taking a road trip to take on the Rock Island Rocks at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
Geneseo is headed into the game out to prove that what happened against Quincy on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Geneseo took a blow against Quincy, falling 55-18. The Maple Leafs have struggled against the Blue Devils recently, as their game on Friday was their sixth consecutive lost matchup.
Meanwhile, Rock Island was beaten by Sterling 47-14 on Friday. 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 310th, while the Golden Warriors are ranked 151st).
Geneseo's defeat dropped their record down to 4-4. As for Rock Island, they dropped their record down to 1-7 with the loss, which was their fourth straight on the road.
Geneseo couldn't quite finish off Rock Island in their previous matchup back in October of 2023 and fell 15-12. Can Geneseo avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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