Football Preview: Peotone Blue Devils vs. Wilmington Wildcats
Peotone hasn't had much luck against Wilmington recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Peotone Blue Devils will venture away from home to square off against the Wilmington Wildcats at 7:00 p.m. Both teams are still undefeated (Peotone has three wins , while Wilmington has 17 dating back to last season).
Peotone is headed into the game after thoroughly thrashing Reed-Custer: they outscored them in every quarter. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Peotone blew Reed-Custer out of the water with a 42-7 final score. The contest was all but wrapped up at the end of the third, by which point the Blue Devils had established a 28 point advantage.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Peotone was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 341 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 268 rushing yards in three consecutive matchups.
Peotone's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of Rorey Hart and Brandon Pleckham.
Meanwhile, Wilmington won against Lisle on Friday with 56 points and they decided to stick to that point total again on Friday. Wilmington simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Lisle 56-7 on the road. That's two games straight that the Wildcats have won by exactly 49 points.
Peotone's record is now 3-0. As for Wilmington, their victory was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 4-0.
Peotone might still be hurting after the 34-14 defeat they got from Wilmington in their previous matchup back in September of 2023. Can Peotone avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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