After starting their season with two straight games on the road, Dakota is finally coming home. They will be defending their home-fieldthey go up against the Durand/Pecatonica Rivermen at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Dakota's offense might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against Forreston on Friday. They took a blow against the Cardinals, falling 44-0. The defeat continues a trend for the Indians in their matchups with the Cardinals: they've now lost three in a row.
Meanwhile, Durand/Pecatonica's matchup on Friday was close up to the half, which is when they kicked things up a notch. They claimed a resounding 36-8 win over Pearl City-Eastland at home. Given the Rivermen's advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois football rankings (they are ranked 96th, while the Wildcats are ranked 240th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Durand/Pecatonica's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Lukas Rossow led the charge by rushing for 95 yards and two touchdowns on only 12 carries, while also picking up 35 receiving yards. The dominant performance gave him a new career- in total yards. Another back making a difference was Dermot Dolan, who rushed for 141 yards and a touchdown.
Dakota's loss dropped their record down to 0-2. As for Durand/Pecatonica, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 2-0.
Dakota was taken down by Durand/Pecatonica 47-0 in their previous meeting back in September of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Durand/Pecatonica's Cooper Hoffman, who rushed for 99 yards and two touchdowns on only 11 carries, and also threw for 131 yards and three touchdowns. Now that Dakota knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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