Football Preview: Mundelein Mustangs vs. Waukegan Bulldogs
Mundelein is 8-0 against Waukegan since September of 2016, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Mundelein Mustangs will head out to challenge the Waukegan Bulldogs at 7:30 p.m. The two teams have had a bumpy ride up to this point with four consecutive losses for Mundelein and six for Waukegan.
Last Thursday, Mundelein came up short against Lake Zurich and fell 20-7. The Mustangs were down 20-0 at the end of the third quarter, which was just too much to recover from.
Mundelein didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. In fact, those interceptions all came courtesy of defensive juggernaut Maddux Hermestroff.
Meanwhile, a victory for Waukegan just wasn't in the cards on Thursday as the squad wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They had to suffer through a 42-14 loss at the hands of Lake Forest. The Bulldogs were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 35-0.
Mundelein now has a losing record at 3-4. As for Waukegan, their loss dropped their record down to 1-6.
Mundelein strolled past Waukegan in their previous meeting back in September of 2023 by a score of 37-22. The rematch might be a little tougher for Mundelein since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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