HARVARD – The Harvard football team did what Marengo’s first four opponents couldn’t do: hold Indians running back John Lesiak to less than 100 yards.

The Hornets defense showed its physicality, holding the area’s leading rusher to 79 yards on 23 carries and earning a 10-6 Big Northern Conference East Division win. The win marks the 11th straight win for Harvard in McHenry County’s longest rivalry.

“[Lesiak] was the part of the offense that if we could shut him down, we would control the game,” linebacker/guard Travis Heck said. “We knew we had to hit him in the backfield because if we stop him, it takes a little bit for him to get going.”