Football Preview: North Greene Spartans vs. Carrollton Hawks
North Greene has enjoyed a three-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will challenge the Carrollton Hawks at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
North Greene is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They were dealt a 56-14 loss at the hands of Greenfield/Northwestern on Friday. While losing is never fun, the Spartans can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois football rankings (they are ranked 407th, while the Tigers are ranked 127th).
Despite the defeat, North Greene had strong showings from Logan Tepen, who picked up 88 receiving yards and a touchdown, and Ethan Clark, who picked up 65 receiving yards and a touchdown. Tepen was no stranger to the big play, connecting on a big catch that went for 68 yards.
Meanwhile, after only seven points in their last contest, Carrollton made sure to put some points up on the board against Pleasant Hill/Western on Friday. Carrollton put the hurt on Pleasant Hill/Western with a sharp 34-12 win.
North Greene dropped their record down to 0-4 with the loss, which was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season. As for Carrollton, their victory bumped their record up to 3-1.
North Greene was taken down by Carrollton 42-0 in their previous meeting back in September of 2023. Can North Greene avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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