Lena-Winslow has won seven straight games at home (dating back to last season), while Durand/Pecatonica has won seven straight on the road also dating back to last season, but those streaks won't matter much on Friday. The Lena-Winslow Panthers will square off against the Durand/Pecatonica Rivermen at 7:00 p.m. Both have allowed few points on average, (Lena-Winslow: 6.6, Durand/Pecatonica: 9.4) so any points scored will be well earned.
Lena-Winslow's defense heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They walked away with a 7-0 win over Mineral Point. The seven-point effort marked the Panthers' lowest-scoring matchup of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Durand/Pecatonica). They really took it to Galena for the full four quarters, racking up a 61-13 victory at home. Considering the Rivermen have won four matches by more than 27 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
It was another big night for Cooper Hoffman, who rushed for 111 yards and three touchdowns, and also threw for 144 yards and two touchdowns. He is on a roll when it comes to rushing touchdowns, as he's now punched in two or more in the last three games he's played dating back to last season. Lukas Rossow was Hoffman's top target, rushing for 102 yards and two touchdowns on only 11 carries.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Durand/Pecatonica was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 410 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 233 rushing yards in four consecutive games.
Durand/Pecatonica's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged three passes before it was all said and done. It was truly a group effort as Nolan Stadler, Brady Moore, and Justin Anderson picked up one apiece.
Lena-Winslow's win bumped their record up to 5-0. As for Durand/Pecatonica, their victory bumped their record up to an identical 5-0.
Lena-Winslow took their win against Durand/Pecatonica when the teams last played back in September of 2023 by a conclusive 48-27. In that contest, Lena-Winslow amassed a halftime lead of 28-7, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
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