Football Game Preview: Metea Valley Mustangs vs. Naperville Central Redhawks + How To Watch

By Team Reports Oct 7, 2025, 3:13am

Football Preview: Metea Valley Mustangs vs. Naperville Central Redhawks

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Metea Valley is 0-10 against Naperville Central since September of 2016 but things could change on Friday. The Mustangs will host the Redhawks at 7:00 p.m. Metea Valley has given up an average of 27.3 points per game this season, but Friday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.

It's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 42-6, which was the final score in Metea Valley's tilt against Lincoln-Way East on Friday. The contest marked the Mustangs' lowest-scoring game so far this season.

Meanwhile, Naperville Central came up short against Lockport on Friday and fell 14-7.

Metea Valley's defeat dropped their record down to 2-4. As for Naperville Central, their loss dropped their record down to 1-5.

Metea Valley was taken down by Naperville Central 56-7 in their previous meeting back in October of 2024. That matchup was all but decided by halftime, at which point the Mustangs were down 42-7.

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