Football Game Preview: Blue Island Eisenhower Plays at Home

By Team Reports Sep 10, 2024, 4:50am

Football Preview: Blue Island Eisenhower Cardinals vs. Richards Bulldogs

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Blue Island Eisenhower is 2-8 against Richards since September of 2014 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Blue Island Eisenhower Cardinals will host the Richards Bulldogs at 6:30 p.m. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.

After dropping their season opener at home, Richards is headed out to face a Cardinals squad ready to give their home crowd a win. Blue Island Eisenhower was beaten by Lincoln-Way West 40-7 last Friday. While losing is never fun, the Cardinals can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois football rankings (they are ranked 156th, while the Warriors are ranked 33rd).

Meanwhile, Richards suffered their biggest loss since August 25, 2023 on Friday. They were outmatched by Libertyville at home and fell 48-15. The last quarter was a mere formality, since the game's final score was reached by the end of the third quarter.

Blue Island Eisenhower couldn't quite finish off Richards in their previous meeting back in September of 2023 and fell 23-20. Will Blue Island Eisenhower have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.

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