Football Preview: Downers Grove South Mustangs vs. Addison Trail Blazers
Downers Grove South is 8-2 against Addison Trail since September of 2014, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Downers Grove South Mustangs are taking a road trip to face off against the Addison Trail Blazers at 6:00 p.m. Each of these teams will be battling to keep a five-game winning streak alive.
Downers Grove South is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They breezed by Proviso East at home to the tune of 55-26 on Friday. Given the Mustangs' advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois football rankings (they are ranked 124th, while the Pirates are ranked 424th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Addison Trail hadn't done well against Leyden recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Friday. Everything went Addison Trail's way against Leyden as Addison Trail made off with a 42-17 win. The Blazers might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won six games by 20 points or more this season.
Downers Grove South pushed their record up to 6-2 with the victory, which was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season. As for Addison Trail, their win bumped their record up to 7-1.
Downers Grove South took their victory against Addison Trail in their previous matchup back in October of 2023 by a conclusive 46-20. The rematch might be a little tougher for Downers Grove South since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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