Football Preview: Farmington Farmers vs. Elmwood/Brimfield Trojans
Farmington is 8-2 against Elmwood/Brimfield since October of 2014, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Farmington Farmers are taking a road trip to square off against 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 took their game at home with ease, bagging a 54-6 victory over Bureau Valley. 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 really took it to St. Teresa for the full four quarters, racking up a 60-29 win on the road. 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 pushed their record up to 4-0 with the victory, which was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season. 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 contest 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 team 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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