Rock Island is 10-0 against East Moline United since September of 2014, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Rock Island Rocks will head out on the road to square off against the East Moline United Panthers at 4:30 p.m. Rock Island will come in still looking for their first win of the season.
Rock Island lost 37-12 to Moline on Friday. While losing is never fun, the Rocks can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois football rankings (they are ranked 252nd, while the Maroons are ranked 86th).
Meanwhile, after soaring to 35 points the game before, East Moline United was a bit more limited in their match on Friday. They were outmatched by Quincy on the road and fell 49-7. The defeat continues a trend for the Panthers in their matchups with the Blue Devils: they've now lost nine in a row.
Rock Island's loss dropped their record down to 0-5. As for East Moline United, they now have a losing record at 2-3.
Rock Island was able to grind out a solid victory over East Moline United when the teams last played back in September of 2023, winning 24-14. The rematch might be a little tougher for Rock Island since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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