Rochester entered their tilt with Southwood on Friday with five consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with six. They took their contest at home with ease, bagging a 29-0 win over the Southwood Knights. The Zebras might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won seven games by 28 points or more this season.
Rochester found their leader in underclassman Kale Shotts, who rushed for 159 yards and three touchdowns on only 11 carries. Those 159 rushing yards gave Shotts a new career-high. Rochester also got a significant boost from Brant Beck, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 105 yards.
Rochester was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 352 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 295 rushing yards in six consecutive matches.
On the defensive side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Rochester's defense and their nine sacks. In that department, Grant Clark was the leader with four.
Rochester pushed their record up to 7-1 with the victory, which was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season. As for Southwood, they are on a nine-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-8.
Rochester wasted no time getting back out on the field and has already played their next matchup, a 30-14 loss against Maconaquah on the 18th. Southwood has also already played their next contest, a 41-22 defeat against Lewis Cass on the 18th.
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