Football Game Preview: Metamora Redbirds vs. Limestone Rockets

By Team Reports Oct 8, 2024, 5:08am

Football Preview: Metamora Redbirds vs. Limestone Rockets

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Metamora has gone 10-0 against Limestone recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Metamora Redbirds will venture away from home to take on the Limestone Rockets at 7:30 p.m. Metamora has been dominant on offense recently, as they've racked up an incredible 111 points over their last three games.

Last Friday, Metamora came up short against Pekin and fell 42-35.

Meanwhile, Limestone was not able to break out of their rough patch last Friday as the team picked up their 12th straight defeat dating back to last season. They were dealt a 42-0 loss at the hands of Washington. While losing is never fun, the Rockets can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois football rankings (they are ranked 389th, while the Panthers are ranked 75th).

Metamora's defeat dropped their record down to 4-2. As for Limestone, their loss dropped their record down to 0-5.

Everything came up roses for Metamora against Limestone in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, as the squad secured a 56-7 victory. In that matchup, Metamora amassed a halftime lead of 56-0, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.

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