Genoa-Kingston and Durand/Pecatonica squared off in some playoff action on Saturday, but Genoa-Kingston had to settle for second. They were beaten by the Durand/Pecatonica Rivermen 66-0. While losing is never fun, the Cogs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois football rankings (they are ranked 224th, while the Rivermen are ranked 55th).
Cooper Hoffman continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for Durand/Pecatonica, throwing for 163 yards and four touchdowns while completing 90.9% of his passes, and also rushing for 44 yards and a touchdown. Hoffman has been hot recently, having posted four or more passing touchdowns the last three times he's played. Another player making a difference was Jaxon Diedrich, who picked up 92 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Genoa-Kingston's defeat dropped their record down to 5-5. As for Durand/Pecatonica, the win was the fourth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 9-1.
Genoa-Kingston does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Durand/Pecatonica, their road trip will continue as they head out to face Paxton-Buckley-Loda at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. One thing working in Durand/Pecatonica's favor is that they have posted at least 31 points in their last four contests.
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