Football Recap: Illinois C Takes Down Calumet Christian in a Playoff Battle

With a playoff win on the line, Illinois C rose to the challenge on Saturday. They came out on top against the Calumet Christian Patriots by a score of 30-20. This was a revenge game for the Crusaders: when they faced off against the Patriots two weeks ago, they had to take a 40-28 defeat.

The critical scores for Illinois C came from Max Wechter, TJ Boden, Jacob Smith, and Julian Acevedo.

Illinois C didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Boden and Acevedo. Acevedo got in on the action too, converting a pick into a touchdown.

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Previous Games

10/18/25 - Away	30-20 W
10/04/25 - Home	28-40 L
10/26/24 - Away	6-42 L
10/05/24 - Away	6-42 L
09/23/23 - Home	0-56 L
+ 3 more games

The win got Illinois C back to even at 4-4. As for Calumet Christian, their loss was their fourth straight at home, which dropped their record down to 2-6.

Illinois C has already played their next contest, a 28-24 defeat against Osceola Grace Eagles on the 25th. Calumet Christian does not have any more games scheduled as of now.