Illinois High School Football - Prairie Central overwhelms Herrin
October 7, 2023: Herrin, IL 62948 The crowd at Saturday's non-league contest between the Prairie Central Hawks (Fairbury, IL) and the host Herrin Tigers (Herrin, IL), observed Prairie Central's football squad bounce Herrin by a tally of 41-7.
The Hawks now possess a 5-2 record. They play next when they host Monticello for a Illini Prairie contest on Friday, October 13. Prairie Central will play a Sages squad coming off a 22-17 league loss to Paxton-Buckley-Loda (Paxton, IL). The Sages record now stands at 4-3.
Coming up next, the Tigers play the Harrisburg Bulldogs (Harrisburg, IL) in a Southern Illinois River-to-River - Ohio contest, on Saturday, October 14. Herrin will attempt to advance on its 2-5 season record. The Bulldogs go into the contest with a 5-2 record after their 40-0 league loss to Murphysboro (Murphysboro, IL).