Football Preview: Neuqua Valley Wildcats vs. DeKalb Barbs
The Neuqua Valley Wildcats will take on the DeKalb Barbs at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have had a bumpy ride up to this point with five consecutive losses dating back to last season for Neuqua Valley and four for DeKalb.
Neuqua Valley is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They were dealt a 43-16 loss at the hands of Homewood-Flossmoor on Friday. While losing is never fun, the Wildcats can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois football rankings (they are ranked 161st, while the Vikings are ranked 46th).
Meanwhile, it's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 39-6, which was the final score in DeKalb's tilt against Lincoln-Way Central on Friday.
Neuqua Valley's defeat dropped their record down to 0-4. As for DeKalb, their loss dropped their record down to an identical 0-4.
Everything came up roses for Neuqua Valley against DeKalb in their previous meeting back in October of 2023 as the squad secured a 40-6 victory. In that contest, Neuqua Valley amassed a halftime lead of 34-0, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
