Football Preview: Waukegan Bulldogs vs. Stevenson Patriots
Waukegan is 0-8 against Stevenson since October of 2016 but things could change on Friday. The Waukegan Bulldogs will venture away from home to take on the Stevenson Patriots at 7:00 p.m.
Waukegan is headed into Friday's game looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their third straight game on Friday. They took a blow against Warren Township, falling 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 299th, while the Blue Devils are ranked 58th).
Meanwhile, you can't lose the contest 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 matchup was all but wrapped up at the end of the third, by which point the Patriots had established a 29 point advantage.
Waukegan's loss 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 took a serious blow against Stevenson when the teams last played back in October of 2023, falling 46-0. Can Waukegan avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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