MacArthur hasn't had much luck against Rochester recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Generals will take on the Rockets at 7:00 p.m. The two teams are strolling into their contests after big wins in their previous games.
MacArthur is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They claimed a resounding 61-20 victory over Lincoln. Given the Generals' advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois football rankings (they are ranked 147th, while the Railsplitters are ranked 433rd) , the win on Friday wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Rochester was fully in charge on Friday, breezing past Decatur Eisenhower 63-24. The Rockets pushed the score to 56-16 by the end of the third, a deficit the Panthers cut but never quite recovered from.
MacArthur better keep an eye on Tanner Beal. He was instrumental in Rochester's win, throwing for 250 yards and four TDs while completing 72.2% of his passes. Those 250 passing yards gave Beal a new career-high. David Kates helped Beal out on the ground, rushing for 76 yards and a pair of scores on only six carries.
Rochester's win was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 5-1. The team dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 33.6 points. As for MacArthur, their victory bumped their record up to 5-1.
MacArthur took a serious blow against Rochester in their previous matchup back in October of 2024, falling 46-0. Can the Generals avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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