Football Preview: Farmington Farmers vs. Elmwood/Brimfield Trojans
Farmington has gone 8-2 against Elmwood/Brimfield recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Farmington Farmers will venture away from home to challenge the Elmwood/Brimfield Trojans at 7:00 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Elmwood/Brimfield is hoping to do what Bureau Valley couldn't on Friday: put an end to Farmington's winning streak, which now stands at four games. Farmington blew past Bureau Valley, posting a 54-6 victory at home. Given the Farmers' advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois football rankings (they are ranked 165th, while the Storm are ranked 358th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Elmwood/Brimfield put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They took their contest on the road with ease, bagging a 60-29 win over St. Teresa. The match was all but wrapped up at the end of the third, by which point the Trojans had established a 25 point advantage.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Elmwood/Brimfield was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 499 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 400 rushing yards in four consecutive matchups.
Farmington's victory was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 4-0. As for Elmwood/Brimfield, their win bumped their record up to an identical 4-0.
Farmington didn't have too much breathing room in their game against Elmwood/Brimfield when the teams last played back in September of 2023, but they still walked away with a 30-26 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Farmington since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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