The Rochester Warriors will face off against the Lakeside Eagles at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday. Rochester will be strutting in after a victory while Lakeside will be coming in after a defeat.
Rochester's defense heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They claimed a resounding 52-0 win over Hoquiam. Considering the Warriors have won six matchups by more than 19 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Rochester got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Ethan Rodriguez out in front who rushed for 89 yards and one score on only five carries. Chris Tartios was another key back, rushing for 65 yards and one TD on only eight carries.
They were just one part of a punishing run game: Rochester was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 469 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Hoquiam only rushed for -28.
Lakeside had taken Colville down for two straight games at home, but that winning streak came to an end on Thursday. The Eagles fell 35-28 to the Crimson Hawks. While the Eagles had to settle for second, they closed the game well in the third quarter, where they outscored the Crimson Hawks 15-8.
Rochester will have to contain Tanner Cummings as he made an impact in Lakeside's last game. He threw for 180 yards and a pair of touchdowns, and also rushed for 41 yards and one score. Kannon Almond also deserves some recognition as he hauled in his first receiving touchdown of the season.
Rochester is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six games. That's provided a nice bump to their 7-2 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 10.2 points on average over those games. As for Lakeside, their loss was their first in the district, dropping their district record down to 2-1 and their overall record down to 4-4.
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