Football Preview: Moline Maroons vs. Quincy Blue Devils
The Moline Maroons will face off against the Quincy Blue Devils at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams are coming into the matchup red-hot, with Moline sitting on six straight victories and Quincy on ten.
Moline is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. Everything went their way against Addison Trail as Moline made off with a 38-13 win. Considering the Maroons have won five contests by more than 24 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Meanwhile, Quincy has relied on a stalwart defense averaging 14.6 points allowed per game, but that average took a hit on Friday. They beat Argo by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 42-31. Given the Blue Devils' advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois football rankings (they are ranked 23rd, while the Argonauts are ranked 254th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Bradyn Little was his usual excellent self, throwing for 260 yards and six touchdowns. The team also got some help courtesy of Rico Clay, who picked up 96 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Quincy pushed their record up to 10-0 with the victory, which was their fifth straight at home. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 36 points. As for Moline, their win bumped their record up to 8-2.
Moline suffered a grim 43-21 defeat to Quincy in their previous meeting back in September. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Little, who threw for 437 yards and six touchdowns while completing 72.4% of his passes. Now that Moline 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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