Football Preview: Sandburg Eagles vs. Naperville Central Redhawks
The Sandburg Eagles will head out to take on the Naperville Central Redhawks at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Sandburg is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 35.9 points per game this season.
Sandburg is probably headed into the matchup with a chip on their shoulder considering Andrew just ended the team's five-game winning streak on Friday. They received a blow as they fell 42-27 to the Thunderbolts. That makes it the first time this season the Eagles have let down their home crowd.
Meanwhile, Naperville Central put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They breezed by Metea Valley on the road to the tune of 56-7. Given the Redhawks' advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois football rankings (they are ranked 20th, while the Mustangs are ranked 254th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Sandburg's loss ended a six-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 5-2. As for Naperville Central, they pushed their record up to 7-0 with the win, which was their third straight on the road.
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