Football Recap: Lane Tech Extends Home Winning Streak to Nine

By Team Reports Oct 1, 2024, 9:23am

Football Recap: Lane Tech Champions vs. Oak Park-River Forest Huskies

On Wednesday, the Lane Tech Champions strolled past the Oak Park-River Forest Huskies with points to spare, taking the game 28-14. Given the Champions' advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois football rankings (they are ranked fifth, while the Huskies are ranked 97th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Alaina Valmassei was nothing short of spectacular: she threw for 247 yards and three touchdowns while completing 79.4% of her passes. Lane Tech is undefeated when Valmassei posts three or more passing touchdowns, but 2-3 otherwise.

Lane Tech's victory was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 10-3. As for Oak Park-River Forest, they are on a five-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-5.

Lane Tech didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next contest, a 12-0 win vs. Whitney Young on the 20th. Oak Park-River Forest has also already played their next match, a 22-6 defeat against Willowbrook on the 18th.

Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps

Suggested Video