Football Recap: Schaumburg Saxons vs. Barrington Fillies/Broncos
If Schaumburg was feeling good fresh off their 42-7 takedown of Conant last Friday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Schaumburg Saxons took a blow against the Barrington Fillies/Broncos on Thursday, falling 42-6. While losing is never fun, the Saxons can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois football rankings (they are ranked 120th, while the Fillies/Broncos are ranked 24th).
Calvin Jackson was his usual excellent self, rushing for 220 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 8.1 yards per carry for Barrington. The dominant performance gave Jackson a new career-high in rushing yards. Another player making a difference was Nick Peipert, who threw for 284 yards and two touchdowns while completing 85.7% of his passes.
Schaumburg's loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 5-2. As for Barrington, their win was their 11th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 6-1.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Schaumburg will welcome Fremd at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Fremd is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 39.3 points per game this season. As for Barrington, they will look to defend their home field on Friday against Hoffman Estates at 7:30 p.m. One thing working in Barrington's favor is that they have posted at least 31 points every time they've taken the field this season.
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