Football Preview: Civic Memorial Eagles vs. Triad Knights
Civic Memorial is 1-8 against Triad since September of 2014 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Civic Memorial Eagles will look to defend their home field against the Triad Knights at 7:00 p.m. Neither Civic Memorial nor Triad posted many points in their last games, so it might be the defenses that decide this one.
Civic Memorial is headed into Friday's match looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their fifth straight game on Friday. They were beaten by Waterloo 41-0. While losing is never fun, the Eagles can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois football rankings (they are ranked 380th, while the Bulldogs are ranked 89th).
Meanwhile, Triad's undefeated season came to an end after six games on Friday. They fell 14-7 to Highland. The contest marked the Knights' lowest-scoring game so far this season.
Louis Yohannes put forth a good effort for the losing side as he picked up 98 receiving yards and a touchdown. What's more, he also racked up 19 rushing yards, the mosthe's had since back in August of 2023.
Civic Memorial's defeat dropped their record down to 2-5. As for Triad, their loss was their first of the season and makes their record 6-1.
Civic Memorial was taken down by Triad 51-6 when the teams last played back in October of 2023. Will Civic Memorial 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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