The Coal City Coalers will head out on the road to face off against the Rochester Rockets at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Both teams are coming into the match red-hot, with Coal City sitting on three straight victories and Rochester on ten.
You're bound to get a positive result if you outscore your opponent every quarter, and that's exactly how it played out for Coal City on Friday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that they blew Normal University out of the water with a 44-0 final score. The result was nothing new for Coal City, who have now won eight matchups by 20 points or more so far this season.
Meanwhile, Rochester stacked a ninth blowout onto their ever-increasing hoard on Friday. They breezed by Lincoln at home to the tune of 59-14. Given Rochester's advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois football rankings (they are ranked 20th, while Lincoln is ranked 241st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Rochester relied on the efforts of Nolan Mrozowski, who rushed for 97 yards and two touchdowns on only ten carries, and Parker Gillespie, who rushed for 57 yards and three touchdowns on only five carries. Mrozowski 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.
Coal City's victory bumped their record up to 8-2. As for Rochester, their victory was their 12th straight at home (dating back to last season), bumping their overall record up to 10-0.
