The Peoria Notre Dame Irish will challenge the Mt. Zion Braves at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams might be coming in a bit winded given these two teams combined for 961 yards in their previous games.
Peoria Notre Dame is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They slipped by Rochester 59-58. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Irish.
It was another big night for Jack Hanley, who rushed for 260 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 10.4 yards per carry. He was no stranger to the big play, taking off on a dash that went for 66 yards. Lawson Alwan was another key back, rushing for 123 yards and two touchdowns on only 14 carries.
Peoria Notre Dame was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 472 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 217 rushing yards in ten consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, Mt. Zion waltzed into their matchup on Friday with three straight wins... but they left with four. Everything went their way against the Lions as they made off with a 42-21 win. Considering the Braves have won five games by more than 19 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
A big part of Mt. Zion's victory came down to the chemistry between Keller Stocks and his top target Jacob Harvey. Stocks threw for 360 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 11.3 yards per attempt while Harvey picked up 160 receiving yards and two touchdowns. Harvey is becoming a predictor of Mt. Zion's success: when he posts at least two receiving touchdowns the team is undefeated (and 2-3 when he doesn't). Brayden Trimble did his part to keep the secondary busy, picking up 110 receiving yards.
Mt. Zion wouldn't let Carterville keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force three fumbles. It was truly a group effort as Trimble, JC Anderson, and Kaden Becker picked up one apiece.
Mt. Zion's win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 7-3. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 46.7 points per game. As for Peoria Notre Dame, their record now sits at 6-4.
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