Football Preview: St. Joseph-Ogden Spartans vs. Rantoul Eagles
St. Joseph-Ogden is 9-0 against Rantoul since October of 2014, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The St. Joseph-Ogden Spartans will head out on the road to take on the Rantoul Eagles at 7:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (St. Joseph-Ogden has seven straight wins, Rantoul has four straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
St. Joseph-Ogden is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They claimed a resounding 59-8 victory over Pontiac at home. With the Spartans ahead 49-0 at the half, the matchup was all but over already.
WYATT WERTZ went supernova for St. Joseph-Ogden, rushing for 131 yards and three touchdowns on only eight carries. The bulk of those rushing yards came from one huge play: a run that gained an incredible 69 yards. Another player making a difference was KODEY MCKINNEY, who threw for 161 yards and three touchdowns on perfect 8-for-8 passing.
Meanwhile, a win for Rantoul just wasn't in the cards on Friday as the squad wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They took a blow against Tolono Unity, falling 51-13. While losing is never fun, the Eagles can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois football rankings (they are ranked 383rd, while the Rockets are ranked 138th).
St. Joseph-Ogden's victory was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 7-0. As for Rantoul, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-6.
Everything came up roses for St. Joseph-Ogden against Rantoul when the teams last played back in October of 2023, as the team secured a 62-8 win. In that contest, St. Joseph-Ogden amassed a halftime lead of 48-0, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
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