Football Game Preview: Lake Forest Scouts vs. Waukegan Bulldogs + How To Watch

By Team Reports Oct 7, 2025, 1:20am

Football Preview: Lake Forest Scouts vs. Waukegan Bulldogs

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Previous Games

10/10/24 - Home42-14 W
09/08/23 - Away38-6 W
09/09/22 - Home48-8 W
04/23/21 - Home49-8 W
10/04/19 - Home48-0 W
+ 3 more games

Lake Forest is a perfect 8-0 against Waukegan since October of 2016 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Friday. The Scouts will take on the Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. Neither of those teams managed to put together many points in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.

On Friday, Lake Forest ended up a good deal behind Stevenson and lost 24-7. The Scouts have struggled against the Patriots recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive lost matchup.

Meanwhile, Waukegan had to suffer through a 48-6 loss at the hands of Libertyville. While losing is never fun, the Bulldogs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois football rankings (they are ranked 413th, while the Wildcats are ranked 157th).

Waukegan's loss dropped their record down to 0-6. As for Lake Forest, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-4.

Everything came up roses for Lake Forest against Waukegan in their previous meeting back in October of 2024, as the squad secured a 42-14 victory. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was the Bulldogs' Timothy Graddy, who picked up 147 receiving yards and two scores. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will the Scouts still be able to contain Graddy? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.

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