The Southwood Knights will head out to square off against the Rochester Zebras at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Southwood has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the game with eight straight losses, while Rochester will come in with five straight victories.
Last Friday, Southwood lost to Peru at home by a 28-14 margin. The Knights were down 20-0 at the end of the third quarter, which was just too much to recover from.
Griffin Chambers put forth a good effort for the losing side as he threw for 245 yards and two touchdowns, and also rushed for 62 yards.
Meanwhile, Rochester took their contest on the road on Friday with ease, bagging a 42-7 win over Northfield. The result was nothing new for the Zebras, who have now won six matches by 28 points or more so far this season.
Brant Beck continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 166 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 7.5 yards per carry, and also picking up 77 receiving yards and two touchdowns. His rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his fifth straight game with at least 109 rushing yards dating back to last season. Another player making a difference was Kale Shotts, who rushed for 112 yards and a touchdown.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Rochester was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 330 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 295 rushing yards in five consecutive matchups.
Southwood's defeat dropped their record down to 0-7. As for Rochester, they pushed their record up to 6-1 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road.
Southwood took a serious blow against Rochester when the teams last played back in October of 2023, falling 41-0. Can Southwood avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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