Football Preview: Homewood-Flossmoor Vikings vs. Lincoln-Way East Griffins
Homewood-Flossmoor is 2-8 against Lincoln-Way East since October of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Homewood-Flossmoor Vikings will face off against the Lincoln-Way East Griffins at 7:00 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Homewood-Flossmoor took a loss when they played away from home two weeks ago, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Friday. They breezed by Neuqua Valley at home to the tune of 43-16. Given the Vikings' advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois football rankings (they are ranked 46th, while the Wildcats are ranked 160th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Homewood-Flossmoor's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Randall "Rj" Mcdonald, who threw for 231 yards and two touchdowns while completing 82.4% of his passes, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground. Michael Terrell Jr. helped Mcdonald out on the ground, rushing for 110 yards and two touchdowns on only 15 carries.
Meanwhile, Lincoln-Way East put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They took their contest on the road with ease, bagging a 49-17 victory over Naperville North. 49 seems to be a good number for the Griffins as the squad scooped up a win with the same number of points in their previous game.
Homewood-Flossmoor's record is now 3-1. As for Lincoln-Way East, they pushed their record up to 4-0 with the victory, which was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season.
Homewood-Flossmoor suffered a grim 32-6 defeat to Lincoln-Way East when the teams last played back in October of 2023. Thankfully for Homewood-Flossmoor, Nuri Muhammad (who rushed for 108 yards and three touchdowns) 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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