Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Lowellville). They enjoyed a cozy 56-40 win over the Waterloo Vikings on Friday. That's more bragging rights for the Rockets, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Geno Perry continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 282 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 10.4 yards per carry. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards. Ricky Willrich was another key player, throwing for 291 yards and two touchdowns on only 18 passes.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Lowellville was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 309 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Lowellville's defensive line made their presence known, laying out the QB three times. Landen Tych was especially locked on to Waterloo's QB and sacked him twice.
Lowellville has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 6-3 record this season. As for Waterloo, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 3-6.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Lowellville will take on Springfield at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Springfield is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 29.2 points per game this season. As for Waterloo, they will square off against Memorial at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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