Football Preview: Schaumburg Saxons vs. Barrington Fillies/Broncos
Schaumburg hasn't had much luck against Barrington recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The Schaumburg Saxons will square off against the Barrington Fillies/Broncos at 7:30 p.m. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both will really light up the scoreboard.
Schaumburg is headed into the contest after thoroughly thrashing Conant: they outscored them in every quarter. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Schaumburg blew Conant out of the water with a 42-7 final score. Given the Saxons' advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois football rankings (they are ranked 125th, while the Cougars are ranked 328th), the result on Friday wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, while it was all tied up 21-21 at halftime, Barrington was not quite Fremd's equal in the second half on Friday. They lost 56-35 to the Vikings. The match marked the Fillies/Broncos' lowest-scoring game so far this season.
Barrington might have lost, but man, Calvin Jackson was a machine: he rushed for 147 yards and two touchdowns. Jackson is on a roll when it comes to rushing touchdowns, as he's now punched in two or more in the last six games he's played dating back to last season. Ian Tepas also helped out as he racked up 101 receiving yards.
Schaumburg pushed their record up to 5-1 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road. As for Barrington, their defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 5-1.
Schaumburg was dealt a bruising 55-14 loss at the hands of Barrington when the teams last played back in September of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Barrington's Nick Peipert, who threw for 497 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 21.6 yards per attempt. Now that Schaumburg knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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