Football Preview: Barrington Fillies/Broncos vs. Conant Cougars
Barrington has gone 8-2 against Conant recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Saturday. The Barrington Fillies/Broncos will be playing in front of their home fans against the Conant Cougars at 1:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Barrington has four straight victories, Conant has eight straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Last Friday, Barrington earned a 42-35 win over Maine South.
Nick Peipert was his usual excellent self, throwing for 400 yards and four touchdowns while completing 71.4% of his passes, and also rushing for 48 yards. That's the most rushing yards he has posted since back in September of 2023. Austin Colles was Peipert's top target, picking up 197 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Barrington was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 208 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 156 rushing yards in four consecutive games.
Meanwhile, Conant lost 30-7 to Glenbrook North on Friday. The Cougars were down 23-0 at the end of the third quarter, which was just too much to recover from.
Barrington pushed their record up to 4-0 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road. As for Conant, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-4.
Barrington took their win against Conant in their previous matchup back in October of 2023 by a conclusive 45-19. Does Barrington have another victory up their sleeve, or will Conant turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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