Football Game Preview: Burlington Central vs. St. Francis

Burlington Central will be defending their home turf for the first time on Friday when they go up against St. Francis at 5:00 PM. It might come down to the wire as the game is expected to be close.

Burlington Central had to kick off their season with an away game, and unfortunately wound up with a long bus ride home. They found themselves the relunctant recipients of an unpleasant 6-33 punch to the gut against Sycamore last Friday.

Meanwhile, St. Francis took care of business in their home opener. Everything went their way against Argo last week as they made off with a 38-8 win.

St. Francis's victory lifted them to 1-0 while Burlington Central's loss dropped them down to 0-1. We'll find out if St. Francis can add another positive mark to their record or if Burlington Central can shake off the loss and take the spring out of St. Francis's step.

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