The matchup between Astoria/VIT and Havana on Friday hardly resembled the 20-6 effort from their previous meeting. The Rebels took a 69-50 bruising from the Ducks. If the Rebels were looking for revenge after losing 20-6 to the Ducks when the teams met back in September of 2024, then they'll just have to keep looking.
Colby Martin
| 09/26/25 vs Lewistown/Cuba/Spoon River Valley | 223 |
| 09/12/25 @ ROWVA/Williamsfield | 159 |
| 08/29/25 vs Stark County | 157 |
| 09/05/25 vs Princeville | 124 |
| 10/17/25 vs Havana | 104 |
When it comes to explaining why Astoria/VIT lost, don't look at Riley Foglesong. Despite the final result, he rushed for 333 yards and four touchdowns on only 15 carries. Foglesong's rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his fourth straight game with at least 118 rushing yards. Colby Martin helped out on the ground, rushing for 104 yards and a rushing touchdown.
Cayden Green produced another solid performance rushing for 286 yards and four scores while picking up 8.7 yards per carry for Havana. Those 286 rushing yards gave Green a new career-high. Carter Brooks was another key player, gaining 90 total yards and three touchdowns.
Astoria/VIT has traveled a rocky road recently, having lost four of their last five contests. That's put a noticeable dent in their 2-6 record this season. That patch can't be blamed on the team's offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 30.0 points over those games. As for Havana, the win got them back to even at 4-4.
We've got plenty of inter-conference action coming up soon. Astoria/VIT is set to take on their familiar foe Annawan-Wethersfield at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Meanwhile, Havana will face off against rival Rushville-Industry at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams might be coming in a bit winded given these two teams combined for 962 yards in their previous games.
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