Football Preview: Flora Wolves vs. Christopher-Zeigler-Royalton Bearcats
Flora has gone 3-0 against Christopher-Zeigler-Royalton recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Flora Wolves will be defending their home-field for the first timethey go up against the Christopher-Zeigler-Royalton Bearcats at 7:00 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Flora is headed into their home opener looking to turn things around after opening their season on the road. They took a 36-20 bruising from Carmi-White County on Friday. The Wolves' defeat continues a trend for the team, making it six in a row dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, Christopher-Zeigler-Royalton was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their tenth straight loss. They were beaten by Johnston City 62-0. While losing is never fun, the Bearcats can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois football rankings (they are ranked 474th, while the Indians are ranked 199th).
Flora didn't have too much breathing room in their game against Christopher-Zeigler-Royalton in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, but they still walked away with a 20-14 victory. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Christopher-Zeigler-Royalton's Briar Rowland, who rushed for 216 yards. Now that he won't be playing on Friday, will it be easier for Flora to walk away with another win? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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