Football Preview: Highland Park Giants vs. Vernon Hills Cougars
The Highland Park Giants will take on the Vernon Hills Cougars at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Highland Park will be strutting in after a victory while Vernon Hills will be coming in after a loss.
Highland Park is coming into the contest on the come-up as their season has now been buoyed by two straight wins. They walked away with a 17-8 victory over Maine East on Friday.
Meanwhile, Vernon Hills was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They took a 24-14 hit to the loss column at the hands of Niles North. The game was a 7-7 toss-up at halftime, but the Cougars couldn't quite close it out.
Highland Park's win bumped their record up to 2-6. As for Vernon Hills, their loss dropped their record down to 1-7.
Highland Park strolled past Vernon Hills in their previous matchup back in October of 2023 by a score of 49-34. Will Highland Park repeat their success, or does Vernon Hills have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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