Football Preview: Lake Forest Scouts vs. Libertyville Wildcats
The Lake Forest Scouts will face off against the Libertyville Wildcats at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Lake Forest is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They breezed by Waukegan at home to the tune of 42-14 on Thursday. With the Scouts ahead 35-0 at the half, the matchup was all but over already.
Meanwhile, Libertyville put another one in the bag on Thursday to keep their perfect season alive. They were the clear victor by a 40-14 margin over Zion-Benton. Given the Wildcats' advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois football rankings (they are ranked 13th, while the Zee-Bees are ranked 257th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Quinn Schambow continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, throwing for 232 yards and five touchdowns on only 16 passes. He is on a roll when it comes to passing touchdowns, as he's now passed for four or more in the last seven games he's played dating back to last season. Another player making a difference was Blaise LaVista, who picked up 67 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Lake Forest's victory bumped their record up to 5-2. As for Libertyville, they pushed their record up to 7-0 with the win, which was their fourth straight at home.
Lake Forest came out on top in a nail-biter against Libertyville in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, sneaking past 31-28. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Schambow, who threw for 204 yards and three touchdowns, and also rushed for 32 yards and a touchdown. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Lake Forest still be able to contain Schambow? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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