Football Recap: Mundelein Mustangs vs. Waukegan Bulldogs
While Mundelein put up plenty of points on Friday, the same can't be said for Waukegan. The Mundelein Mustangs blew past the Waukegan Bulldogs, posting a 35-0 victory on the road. That 35 point margin sets a new team best for the Mustangs this season.
Among those leading the charge was Logan Young, who threw for 131 yards and three touchdowns while completing 80% of his passes, and also rushed for 56 yards. He has become a key player for Mundelein: the team is 3-1 when he posts at least three passing touchdowns, but 1-3 otherwise. Brody Paluch was in the mix as well, providing Mundelein with two touchdowns.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Mundelein was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 221 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in September of 2023.
The win got Mundelein back to even at 4-4. As for Waukegan, they dropped their record down to 1-7 with the defeat, which was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Mundelein will welcome Lake Forest at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Waukegan, they will look to defend their home field on Saturday against Zion-Benton at 11:00 a.m. Waukegan is facing Zion-Benton at the right time seeing as Zion-Benton is stuck on an eight-game losing streak.
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