Football Recap: Prairie Central Piles Up the Points Against Rantoul + How To Watch

By Team Reports Oct 19, 2025, 7:28pm

Football Recap: Prairie Central Hawks vs. Rantoul Eagles

HOW TO WATCH: This game can be replayed on the NFHS Network, the official streaming partner of the IL High School Assn. (IHSA) & Rantoul High School. Watch Full Replay

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Previous Games

10/10/25 - Away40-6 W
09/20/24 - Away49-0 W
09/15/23 - Home48-0 W
09/16/22 - Away48-6 W
09/17/21 - Home48-14 W
+ 3 more games

After only seven points in their last contest, Prairie Central made sure to put some points up on the board against Rantoul on Friday. The Hawks blew past the Eagles 40-6. The matchup marked the Hawks' most dominant victory of the season.

Dalton Steidinger went supernova, throwing for 137 yards and four TDs while completing 76.9% of his passes, and also rushing for 32 yards. That's the most passing yards he has posted since back in October of 2024.

Prairie Central pushed their record up to 4-3 with the win, which was their fourth straight on the road. Those road victories came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 11.3 points on average over those games. As for Rantoul, they are on a 13-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-7.

Prairie Central has already played their next game, an 18-14 defeat against Monticello on the 17th. As for Rantoul, they also wasted no time getting back out on the field and have already played their next contest, a 46-0 loss against Paxton-Buckley-Loda on the 17th.

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