The Cedar Grove-Belgium Rockets lost 35-14 to the St. Joseph Lancers on Friday. While losing is never fun, the Rockets can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Wisconsin football rankings (they are ranked 127th, while the Lancers are ranked 46th).
St. Joseph's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Zach Rizzo, who threw for 231 yards and a pair of touchdowns while completing 73.3% of his passes, and also punched in one TD on the ground. What's more, Rizzo racked up 20 rushing yards, the most he's had since back in September of 2024. Dominic Rinaldi was Rizzo's top target, picking up 128 receiving yards and one score.
Cedar Grove-Belgium's loss dropped their record down to 0-2. As for St. Joseph, they pushed their record up to 2-0 with the win, which was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Cedar Grove-Belgium will host Reedsville at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The game will give the Rockets their first taste of in-conference action this season. As for St. Joseph, they will challenge Milwaukee Academy of Science at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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