Football Preview: Oswego Panthers vs. Yorkville Foxes
The Oswego Panthers will venture away from home to face off against the Yorkville Foxes at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Oswego is currently enjoying a perfect season and no doubt wants to keep things rolling.
Last Friday, Oswego didn't have too much trouble with Bolingbrook on the road as they won 22-6. Given the Panthers' advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois football rankings (they are ranked tenth, while the Raiders are ranked 126th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Yorkville strolled past Minooka with points to spare on Friday, taking the game 21-7.
The critical scores for Yorkville came from Otto Eidsness, Luke Zook, and T.J. Harland.
Yorkville was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 230 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since the start of last season.
One reason for the win was Yorkville's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for four sacks. Lincoln Reuterskiold was particularly dangerous to the passing game, picking up twohimself. He also set a new season high mark in total tackles with 11.
Oswego's record now sits at 6-0. As for Yorkville, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a massive bump to their 3-3 record this season.
Oswego lost to Yorkville on the road by a decisive 17-0 margin in their previous matchup back in October of 2023. Can Oswego avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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