Football Preview: Yorkville Foxes vs. Glenbard North Panthers
Two dominant backs in T.J. Harland and Donato Gatses are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Yorkville Foxes will challenge the Glenbard North Panthers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The timing is sure in Yorkville's favor as the team sits on five straight wins at home while Glenbard North has been banged up by seven consecutive losses on the road dating back to last season.
On Friday, Yorkville was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap as they fell 26-21 to Bolingbrook.
Although Yorkville took the loss, they still got scores from Harland, Jack Beetham, and Jayden Ruth.
Even if they lost, Yorkville's defense still kept up the pressure with four sacks. Jacob Nebren refused to say out of the backfield, picking up three sacks all by himself. Yorkville got some further help from Nebren: he picked up three sacks, forced one fumble, and made 11 total tackles (4.0 for loss).
Meanwhile, Glenbard North hadn't done well against Wheaton North recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Friday. The Panthers took down the Falcons 39-20.
A big part of Glenbard North's win came down to the chemistry between Kyle Melody and his top target Zechariah Morris. Melody threw for 151 yards and two touchdowns while completing 78.9% of his passes while Morris picked up 60 receiving yards and one TD. What's more, Melody racked up 114.1 passer rating, the most he's had since back in September.
Glenbard North was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 291 rushing yards. They are a perfect 6-0 when they've run for more than 200 yards.
Glenbard North didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The team can thank two different players for their defensive prowess: Zachary Hvorcik and Kayden Smith, who each picked up one interception apiece.
Glenbard North's record now sits at 6-3. As for Yorkville, their loss dropped their record down to 7-2.
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