Football Preview: Waukegan Bulldogs vs. Stevenson Patriots
Waukegan hasn't had much luck against Stevenson recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Waukegan Bulldogs are taking a road trip to challenge the Stevenson Patriots at 7:00 p.m.
Waukegan is headed into Friday's contest looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their third straight game on Friday. They were outmatched by Warren Township on the road and fell 43-12. While losing is never fun, the Bulldogs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois football rankings (they are ranked 298th, while the Blue Devils are ranked 58th).
Meanwhile, you can't lose the game if you win every quarter, and that was precisely Stevenson's strategy against Mundelein on Friday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Stevenson blew Mundelein out of the water with a 36-0 final score. The Patriots pushed the score to 29-0 by the end of the third, a deficit the Mustangs had little chance of recovering from.
Waukegan's defeat dropped their record down to 1-3. As for Stevenson, their win was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 3-1.
Waukegan was taken down by Stevenson 46-0 when the teams last played back in October of 2023. Can Waukegan avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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