Ingalls is 6-0 against Rolla since October of 2014, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Ingalls Bulldogs will take on the Rolla Pirates at 7:00 p.m. One thing working in Ingalls' favor is that they have posted at least 31 points every time they've taken the field this season.
Ingalls' defense heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They claimed a resounding 46-0 victory over Cheylin at home. Fans of the Bulldogs have seen this all before: every one of the games they've played this season has ended in a blowout of 20+ points.
Langston Nothern had a dynamite game for Ingalls, rushing for 248 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 11.3 yards per carry. Nothern is crushing it when it comes to rushing yards: he's rushed for at least 198 every time he's taken the field this season. Logan Simon was another key back, rushing for 59 yards and a touchdown on only eight carries.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Ingalls was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 337 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 285 rushing yards in three consecutive matches.
On the defensive side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Ingalls' defense and their four sacks. Isaac Barrie was especially locked on to Cheylin's QB and sacked him twice.
Meanwhile, Rolla had to endure a seven-game losing streak dating back to last season, but that streak is no more. They walked away with a 64-52 win over Triplains/Brewster on Friday. The high-flying offensive performance was a huge turnaround for the Pirates considering their two-point performance the game before.
Ingalls' victory bumped their record up to 3-0. As for Rolla, the win got them back to even at 1-1.
Ingalls came out on top in a nail-biter against Rolla in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, sneaking past 2-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Ingalls since the team 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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