Football Preview: Homewood-Flossmoor Vikings vs. Lincoln-Way East Griffins
Homewood-Flossmoor hasn't had much luck against Lincoln-Way East recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Homewood-Flossmoor Vikings will take on the Lincoln-Way East Griffins at 7:00 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Homewood-Flossmoor took a loss when they played away from home last Friday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Friday. They blew past Neuqua Valley 43-16 at home. Given the Vikings' advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois football rankings (they are ranked 46th, while the Wildcats are ranked 161st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Homewood-Flossmoor got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Randall "Rj" Mcdonald out in front who threw for 231 yards and two touchdowns while completing 82.4% of his passes, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground. Michael Terrell Jr. helped Mcdonald out on the ground, rushing for 110 yards and two touchdowns on only 15 carries.
Meanwhile, Lincoln-Way East put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Naperville North 49-17 on the road. 49 seems to be a good number for the Griffins as the squad scooped up a win with the same number of points in their previous game.
Homewood-Flossmoor's record now sits at 3-1. As for Lincoln-Way East, they pushed their record up to 4-0 with the victory, which was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season.
Homewood-Flossmoor suffered a grim 32-6 defeat to Lincoln-Way East in their previous matchup back in October of 2023. Thankfully for Homewood-Flossmoor, Nuri Muhammad (who rushed for 108 yards and three touchdowns) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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