Football Recap: Kaneland Comes Up Short

By Team Reports Oct 27, 2024, 8:22am

Football Recap: Kaneland Knights vs. Althoff Catholic Crusaders

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After flying high against LaSalle-Peru last Friday, Kaneland came back down to earth. The Kaneland Knights fell to the Althoff Catholic Crusaders 14-10. While losing is never fun, the Knights can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois football rankings (they are ranked 90th, while the Crusaders are ranked 32nd).

Althoff Catholic found their leader in sophomore Steven Brown, who rushed for 160 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 7.3 yards per carry. Those 160 rushing yards set a new season-high mark for Brown.

Kaneland dropped their record down to 5-4 with the defeat, which was their third straight on the road. As for Althoff Catholic, the win for them keeps them at an undefeated 9-0.

Kaneland will square off against Belvidere North at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Belvidere North's defense has only allowed 13.9 points per game this season, so Kaneland's offense will have their work cut out for them. As for Althoff Catholic, they will take on Dupo at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Althoff Catholic is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 45.6 points per game this season.

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