Football Preview: Illinois Valley Cougars vs. Colton Vikings
The Illinois Valley Cougars will head out on the road to challenge the Colton Vikings at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Given that both suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this game.
Last Friday, Illinois Valley came up short against Lowell and fell 61-54. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Friday (38), the Cougars still had to take the loss.
Despite the loss, Illinois Valley got top-tier performance from Zack Dugas, who threw for 313 yards and three touchdowns, and also rushed for 82 yards. That's the most rushing yards Dugas has posted since back in September of 2023. A healthy portion of that aerial production (105 yards to be exact) went to Preston Arroyo.
Colton might be feeling deja-vu: they lost 34-14 to Culver, which was the same score (and result) they got the week prior. The Vikings have struggled against the Bulldogs recently, as their game on Thursday was their third consecutive lost matchup.
Illinois Valley's defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 1-1. As for Colton, their loss dropped their record down to 0-2.
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