Football Preview: Resurrection Bandits vs. New Trier Trevians
The Resurrection Bandits will take on the New Trier Trevians at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Both are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Resurrection is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Wednesday. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Niles West 34-0 at home. Considering the Bandits have won eight games by more than 23 points this season, Wednesday's blowout was nothing new.
Sophia Spanos had an outrageously good game as she threw for 249 yards and five touchdowns while completing 76.2% of her passes. Gabrielle Camarillo was Spanos' top target, picking up 116 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Resurrection didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. In fact, those interceptions all came courtesy of defensive juggernaut Emily Verdon.
Meanwhile, New Trier got themselves on the board against Roosevelt on Wednesday, but Roosevelt never followed suit. They blew past the Rough Riders, posting a 28-0 victory on the road. Given the Trevians' advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois football rankings (they are ranked 23rd, while the Rough Riders are ranked 146th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Resurrection is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 13-6 record this season. As for New Trier, they now have a winning record of 9-8.
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