Football Preview: Wheeling Wildcats vs. Vernon Hills Cougars
After starting their season with two straight games on the road, Wheeling is finally coming home. They will be defending their home-fieldthey go up against the Vernon Hills Cougars at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Last Friday, Wheeling was beaten by Hoffman Estates 42-7. While losing is never fun, the Wildcats can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois football rankings (they are ranked 401st, while the Hawks are ranked 86th).
Meanwhile, Vernon Hills came up short against Lakes on Friday and fell 31-20.
Although Vernon Hills took the loss, they still got scores from Colin Mcmurray, Brandon Malveaux, and Jack Gutowski.
Even though they lost, Vernon Hills was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 227 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since was before the start of last season.
Wheeling dropped their record down to 0-2 with that defeat, which was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Vernon Hills, their loss dropped their record down to an identical 0-2.
Wheeling skirted past Vernon Hills 45-42 when the teams last played back in September of 2018. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Vernon Hills' Derek Jarrell, who threw for 420 yards and five touchdowns, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground. Now that he won't be playing on Friday, will it be easier for Wheeling to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
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