Football Preview: Kaneland Knights vs. Belvidere North Blue Thunder
The Kaneland Knights are taking a road trip to square off against the Belvidere North Blue Thunder at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Kaneland is no doubt hoping to put an end to a three-game streak of away losses.
Things were looking good for Kaneland after they put the first points on the board on Saturday, but unfortunately for them things went downhill from there. They took a 14-10 hit to the loss column at the hands of Althoff Catholic. Having soared to a lofty 38 points in the game before, the Knights couldn't push the score so high this time.
Meanwhile, Belvidere North hadn't done well against Harlem recently (they were 1-8 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Friday. Belvidere North took down Harlem 34-20.
Kaneland's loss dropped their record down to 5-4. As for Belvidere North, their win bumped their record up to 8-1.
Kaneland skirted past Belvidere North 33-31 when the teams last played back in October of 2015. The rematch might be a little tougher for Kaneland since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
