Football Preview: Glenbard North Panthers vs. Batavia Bulldogs
Glenbard North is 0-8 against Batavia since September of 2014 but things could change on Friday. The Glenbard North Panthers will look to defend their home field against the Batavia Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m.
Glenbard North is headed into Friday's game looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their sixth straight game on Friday. They fell 21-14 to Wheaton North.
Meanwhile, Batavia got the win against Wheaton-Warrenville South on Friday by a conclusive 35-13. The result was nothing new for the Bulldogs, who have now won six contests by 22 points or more so far this season.
Nathan Whitwell continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 176 yards and four touchdowns. Another player making a difference was Isaiah Brown, who picked up 96 receiving yards and a touchdown.
On the other side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Batavia's defense and their five sacks. Leading the way was Xavier Blanquel with two. Another thorn in Wheaton-Warrenville South's side was Jake Feller, who picked up a sack, made five total tackles (3.0 for loss), and defended two passes.
Glenbard North's loss dropped their record down to 2-6. As for Batavia, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 7-1.
Glenbard North was taken down by Batavia 41-7 in their previous meeting back in October of 2023. Thankfully for Glenbard North, Ryan Boe (who threw for 360 yards and six touchdowns while completing 72.2% of his passes) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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