Football Preview: Downers Grove South Mustangs vs. Leyden Eagles
Downers Grove South is 8-2 against Leyden since September of 2014, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Downers Grove South Mustangs will challenge the Leyden Eagles at 6:00 p.m. Downers Grove South is coming into the matchup hot, having won their last three games.
Downers Grove South will head into Friday's match hoping to keep the good times rolling: they proved they can win big two weeks ago (they won by 49) but on Friday they proved they can win the close ones too. They skirted past Hinsdale South 31-28.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Leyden, who bounced back after a loss on the road two weeks ago. They came out on top against Berwyn/Cicero Morton by a score of 25-14 on Saturday.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Leyden to victory, but perhaps none more so than Elijah Martinez, who picked up 106 receiving yards and a touchdown. Martinez got the majority of those receiving yards when he pulled down a pass and took off for a gain of 77 yards. The team also got some help courtesy of Maddox Jasinski, who threw for 208 yards and two touchdowns on only 19 passes.
Downers Grove South pushed their record up to 4-2 with the win, which was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season. As for Leyden, their victory bumped their record up to an identical 4-2.
Downers Grove South strolled past Leyden in their previous meeting back in October of 2023 by a score of 33-14. The rematch might be a little tougher for Downers Grove South 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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