Forreston lost against Durand/Pecatonica back in October of 2023, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The Forreston Cardinals were beaten by the Durand/Pecatonica Rivermen 54-26. While losing is never fun, the Cardinals can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois football rankings (they are ranked 285th, while the Rivermen are ranked 67th).
Durand/Pecatonica had a senior duo take command as Cooper Hoffman threw for 220 yards and six touchdowns while completing 81.8% of his passes and Jaxon Diedrich picked up 128 receiving yards and four touchdowns. Diedrich was no stranger to the big play, cutting upfield on a catch that went for 51 yards. Dermot Dolan helped Hoffman out on the ground, rushing for 100 yards on only ten carries.
Forreston dropped their record down to 2-6 with the loss, which was their third straight at home. As for Durand/Pecatonica, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 7-1.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. A feisty cat fight will be fought when Cardinals challenges Lena-Winslow at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. They will roll in looking for their eighth straight win, something Forreston surely won't give up without a fight. As for Durand/Pecatonica, they will face off against Seneca at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Seneca is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 43.3 points per game this season.
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