Football Preview: Neuqua Valley Wildcats vs. Naperville North Huskies
Neuqua Valley has gone 9-1 against Naperville North recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Neuqua Valley Wildcats are taking a road trip to challenge the Naperville North Huskies at 7:00 p.m. Neuqua Valley is no doubt hoping to put an end to a four-game streak of away losses dating back to last season.
Last Friday, Neuqua Valley was beaten by Lincoln-Way East 48-14. 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 171st, while the Griffins are ranked third).
Meanwhile, Naperville North didn't have too much breathing room in their game against Lincoln-Way West on Friday, but they still walked away with a 38-33 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Huskies.
It was another big night for Jacob Bell, who threw for 390 yards and five touchdowns. With that strong performance, he is now averaging an impressive 3.2 passing touchdowns per game.
Neuqua Valley's loss dropped their record down to 1-5. As for Naperville North, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 4-2 record this season.
Neuqua Valley beat Naperville North 17-7 in their previous matchup back in September of 2023. Will Neuqua Valley repeat their success, or does Naperville North have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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