Football Preview: Calhoun/Brussels Warriors vs. Greenfield/Northwestern Tigers
Calhoun/Brussels is 2-8 against Greenfield/Northwestern since October of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Calhoun/Brussels Warriors are taking a road trip to face off against the Greenfield/Northwestern Tigers at 7:30 p.m. Both teams are still undefeated after four-games, but that won't be the case come Friday.
Last Friday, Calhoun/Brussels humbled West Central co-op [Winchester-Bluffs] with a 46-6 victory. The matchup was all but wrapped up at the end of the third, by which point the Warriors had established a 26 point advantage.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Calhoun/Brussels was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 391 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 173 rushing yards in 11 consecutive games dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Greenfield/Northwestern). They simply couldn't be stopped on Friday as they easily beat North Greene 56-14 on the road. Given the Tigers' advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois football rankings (they are ranked 127th, while the Spartans are ranked 407th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Greenfield/Northwestern's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of Talon Albrecht and Griffin Rothe.
Calhoun/Brussels' record now sits at 4-0. As for Greenfield/Northwestern, they pushed their record up to 4-0 with the win, which was their third straight on the road.
Calhoun/Brussels ended up a good deal behind Greenfield/Northwestern in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, losing 42-26. Thankfully for Calhoun/Brussels, Dylan Pembrook (who rushed for 191 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 8.7 yards per carry, and also threw for 136 yards on only 12 passes) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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