The Rock Island Rocks will head out to take on the Sterling Golden Warriors at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Rock Island is no doubt hoping to put an end to a three-game streak of away losses.
Having struggled with six losses in a row, Rock Island finally turned things around against Galesburg on Friday. They walked away with a 13-6 win over the Silver Streaks.
Meanwhile, a victory for Sterling just wasn't in the cards on Friday as the team wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They were dealt a 63-6 defeat at the hands of Quincy. While losing is never fun, the Golden Warriors can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois football rankings (they are ranked 171st, while the Blue Devils are ranked 26th).
Rock Island's first win this season bumped their record up to 1-6. As for Sterling, they moved to 4-3 with that loss, which also ended their four-game winning streak.
Rock Island beat Sterling 14-7 in their previous meeting back in October of 2023. The rematch might be a little tougher for Rock Island since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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