Football Preview: Belvidere Bucs vs. Rockford East E-Rabs
Belvidere is 2-8 against Rockford East since October of 2014 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Belvidere Bucs will head out on the road to challenge the Rockford East E-Rabs at 7:15 p.m. Given that both suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.
Belvidere is headed into Friday's contest looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their sixth straight game dating back to last season on Friday. They lost 38-14 to Freeport. The last quarter was a mere formality, since the game's final score was reached by the end of the third quarter.
Although Belvidere took the loss, they still got scores from John Stary and Demetrious Taborn.
Belvidere's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged three passes before it was all said and done. It was truly a group effort as Nic Alvarez, Dominic Alvarado, and Taborn picked up one apiece.
Meanwhile, Rockford East ended up a good deal behind Belvidere North on Friday and lost 27-12. While losing is never fun, the E-Rabs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois football rankings (they are ranked 267th, while the Blue Thunder are ranked 115th).
Belvidere's loss dropped their record down to 0-3. As for Rockford East, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 1-2.
Belvidere took a serious blow against Rockford East when the teams last played back in September of 2023, falling 56-14. Can Belvidere avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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