Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Kankakee Valley). They simply couldn't be stopped on Friday as they easily beat the Highland Trojans 57-0 at home. The matchup was all but wrapped up at the end of the third, by which point the Kougars had established a 50 point advantage.
Marco Castro continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 213 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 11.8 yards per carry, and also picking up 32 receiving yards. His rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his fifth straight game with at least 105 rushing yards dating back to last season. Diego Arroyo was another key player, rushing for 22 yards and two touchdowns.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Kankakee Valley was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 263 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 159 rushing yards in five consecutive games.
Kankakee Valley didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Jason Parker and Jaidyn Anderson.
The win snapped Kankakee Valley's losing streak at five games and leaves them with a 3-5 record. As for Highland, their loss was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 1-7.
Kankakee Valley will head out to square off against Munster at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Highland, they will host Hobart at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Hobart is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 32 points per game this season.
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