After disappointing losses the last two weeks and upcoming road trips to Morris and Kaneland, Rochelle ‘s football team desperately needed a win. Taking down La Salle-Peru 40-7 Friday, the Hubs salvaged their season and put themselves in good position for playoff qualifying.

“Playing quality opponents in one of the toughest 5A conferences in the state, we’ve got our work cut out for us,” Rochelle coach Kyle Kissack said. “I was happy with our kids being resilient and fighting through adversity with more injuries and a tough loss to Sycamore last week.”

At first, it didn’t come easy against L-P (1-4, 0-2). The Cavaliers stopped an opening 10-play Hub drive and then put together a couple first downs of their own behind the arm of Marion Persich.

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