The River Forest Ingots will face off against the Boone Grove Wolves at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. River Forest's defense has only allowed 11.6 points per game this season, so Boone Grove's offense will have their work cut out for them.
River Forest's usually-dominant defense will be looking to make up for Friday's struggle, when Griffith offense got past them. River Forest fell just short of Griffith by a score of 34-31 on Friday. The defeat continues a trend for the Ingots in their matchups with the Panthers: they've now lost five in a row.
River Forest's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. Micheal Turner picked up that interception and then proceeded to rub salt in the wound by taking it back the other way for a touchdown.
Meanwhile, Boone Grove lost to Wheeler at home by a 38-20 margin on Friday.
Despite the loss, Boone Grove got top-tier performance from Mark Rowland, who threw for 222 yards and three touchdowns, and also rushed for 88 yards. The dominant performance gave Rowland a new career-high in rushing yards. Samir Del Rio was Rowland's top target, picking up 60 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
River Forest's defeat dropped their record down to 3-2. As for Boone Grove, they now have a losing record at 2-3.
River Forest suffered a grim 28-6 defeat to Boone Grove in their previous matchup back in September of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Rowland, who rushed for 74 yards and a touchdown, and also threw for 115 yards and two touchdowns while completing 71.4% of his passes. Now that River Forest knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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