Football Game Preview: Lincoln-Way East Griffins vs. Palatine Pirates + How To Watch

The Lincoln-Way East Griffins will take on the Palatine Pirates at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.

Lincoln-Way East is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They breezed past Stevenson to the tune of 45-0. The high-flying offensive performance was a huge turnaround for the Griffins considering their 13-point performance the game before.

Meanwhile, Palatine made easy work of Whitney Young on Friday and carried off a 29-8 victory. Given the Pirates' advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois football rankings (they are ranked 40th, while the Dolphins are ranked 129th) , the win wasn't entirely unexpected.

Palatine pushed their record up to 6-4 with the win, which was their third straight at home. The home victories came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 9.7 points on average over those games. As for Lincoln-Way East, their win bumped their record up to 8-2.