Football Preview: Prairie Central Hawks vs. Monticello Sages
The Prairie Central Hawks are taking a road trip to square off against the Monticello Sages at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Prairie Central took a loss when they played away from home last Friday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Saturday. They claimed a resounding 49-15 win over Herrin at home. The high-flying offensive performance was a huge turnaround for the Hawks considering their seven-point performance the game before.
Prairie Central's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Caiden Schulz led the charge by picking up 43 receiving yards and a touchdown, while also rushing for 32 yards.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Prairie Central was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 264 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in October of 2023.
Meanwhile, Monticello waltzed into their contest on Friday with five straight wins... but they left with six. Their defense stepped up to hand the Panthers a 33-0 shutout. That's two games straight that the Sages have won by exactly 33 points.
Prairie Central has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 4-3 record this season. As for Monticello, they pushed their record up to 6-1 with the victory, which was their third straight at home.
Prairie Central came up short against Monticello when the teams last played back in October of 2023, falling 21-13. Can Prairie Central avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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