Rochester is on a seven-game streak of home wins (dating back to last season), while Cardinal Ritter College Prep is on a six-game streak of away wins (also dating back to last season): one of those streaks is about to end. The Rochester Rockets will be defending their home-field for the first timethey go up against the Cardinal Ritter College Prep Lions at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Rochester is coming home in high spirits after they had to open their season on the road against Simeon. Everything went Rochester's way against Simeon on Saturday as Rochester made off with a 35-14 victory. Given the Rockets' advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois football rankings (they are ranked tenth, while the Wolverines are ranked 159th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Ethan Fordham was the offensive standout of the matchup as he rushed for 75 yards and two touchdowns.
Meanwhile, Cardinal Ritter College Prep didn't have done well against Jackson recently (they were 0-3 in their previous three matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Friday. Cardinal Ritter College Prep blew past Jackson, posting a 44-7 win at home.
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