Football Recap: Neuqua Valley Takes a Loss

The Neuqua Valley Wildcats didn't have quite enough to beat the Sandburg Eagles on Friday and fell 24-21. The Wildcats have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.

Neuqua Valley's loss dropped their record down to 3-5. As for Sandburg, their victory bumped their record up to 6-2.

Neuqua Valley and Sandburg could both be facing uphill battles in their next games considering their disadvantage in the MaxPreps Illinois Rankings. The Wildcats (ranked 90th) will meet Lockport (ranked 35th) at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Meanwhile, Sandburg will challenge Lincoln-Way East at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday with a big rank disadvantage (44 vs. 3).