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| 10/03/25 - Away | 63-24 W |
| 10/04/24 - Home | 55-0 W |
| 09/22/23 - Home | 59-0 W |
| 09/02/22 - Home | 44-0 W |
| 09/17/21 - Away | 54-20 W |
| + 5 more games |
Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Rochester). They claimed a resounding 63-24 win over the Decatur Eisenhower Panthers. The game was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 56-16.
Tanner Beal was a one-man wrecking crew as he threw for 250 yards and four touchdowns while completing 72.2% of his passes. Those four passing touchdowns gave him a new career-high. David Kates helped Beal out on the ground, rushing for 76 yards and a pair of TDs on only six carries.
Rochester didn't let much get past them through the air: they limited Decatur Eisenhower to a completion percentage of just 45%. The team can thank Grayson Whaley for the heroic effort on defense: he. Rochester has been improving in that area: they had allowed a completion percentage of 0.65 earlier this season, but they've only allowed one of 0.65 in their last three games.
Despite the loss, Decatur Eisenhower still got an impressive performance from Garryon Henderson, who threw for 291 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 14.6 yards per attempt, and also rushed for 122 yards on only 11 carries. Austin Johnson was Henderson's top target, picking up 152 receiving yards and a pair of scores.
The victory made it two in a row for Rochester and bumps their season record up to 5-1. That said, the team wasn't facing the toughest opposition over that stretch, as it included 0-6 Decatur Eisenhower and 2-3 Normal University. As for Decatur Eisenhower, they are on a seven-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-6.
Rochester wasted no time getting back out on the field and has already played their next contest, a 51-14 win against MacArthur on the 10th. As for Decatur Eisenhower, they also didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next matchup, a 55-12 defeat against Normal University on the 10th.
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