Football Recap: Libertyville's Luck Takes a Turn for the Worse on Friday

By Team Reports Oct 22, 2024, 9:25am

Football Recap: Libertyville Wildcats vs. Lake Forest Scouts

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If Libertyville was riding high fresh off their 40-14 takedown of Zion-Benton last Thursday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Libertyville Wildcats fell 42-35 to the Lake Forest Scouts on Friday. The Wildcats' defeat signaled the end of their seven-game winning streak.

Libertyville's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Blaise Lavista, who picked up 230 receiving yards and three touchdowns, and Quinn Schambow, who threw for 433 yards and five touchdowns while completing 76.5% of his passes. Lavista is on a roll when it comes to receiving touchdowns, as he's now hauled in two or more in the last eight games he's played dating back to last season. Sam Seth did his part for the team as well, scoring a TD off of 47 receiving yards.

Having lost for the first time this season, Libertyville fell to 7-1. As for Lake Forest, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 6-2.

Libertyville will challenge Warren Township at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Libertyville will be looking to keep their four-game home win streak alive. As for Lake Forest, they will take on Mundelein at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Lake Forest is facing Mundelein at the right time seeing as Mundelein is stuck on a four-game losing streak.

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