The South Milwaukee Rockets will be playing at home against the St. Joseph Lancers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. South Milwaukee is looking for their season's first win.
Last Friday, South Milwaukee was beaten by Greendale 53-15. While losing is never fun, the Rockets can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Wisconsin football rankings (they are ranked 282nd, while the Panthers are ranked 59th).
Meanwhile, St. Joseph entered their tilt with Living Word Lutheran last Friday with three consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with four. They blew past the Timberwolves, posting a 64-0 victory at home. The Lancers might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won three contests by 27 points or more this season.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead St. Joseph to victory, but perhaps none more so than Tyler Buttera, who rushed for 98 yards and two touchdowns on only eight carries. The team also got some help courtesy of Dominic Rinaldi, who picked up 136 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, St. Joseph was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 213 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 179 rushing yards in three consecutive games.
St. Joseph's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged three passes before it was all said and done. It was truly a group effort as Berkley Kuiper, Christopher Kenesie, and Rinaldi picked up one apiece.
South Milwaukee's defeat dropped their record down to 0-6. As for St. Joseph, their record now sits at 5-2.
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