The Dwight/Gardner-South Wilmington Trojans will head out on the road to take on the Momence Momence Athletics at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Dwight/Gardner-South Wilmington is coming into the matchup hot, having won their last three games.
Dwight/Gardner-South Wilmington will bounce into Friday's match after beating Marquette, who they had gone 0-3 against in their three prior meetings. Dwight/Gardner-South Wilmington pulled ahead with a 21-20 photo finish over Marquette on Friday.
Meanwhile, everything went Momence's way against Georgetown-Ridge Farm/Chrisman on Friday as Momence made off with a 35-12 victory. The result was nothing new for the Momence Athletics, who have now won six games by 23 points or more so far this season.
A big part of Momence's win came down to the chemistry between Erick Castillo and his top target Brogan Halpin. Castillo threw for 210 yards and three touchdowns while Halpin picked up 127 receiving yards and three touchdowns. Halpin also deserves a shoutout for his performance on D, picking up a sack, making three total tackles, and defending three passes. Dakota Lewke helped Castillo out on the ground, rushing for 59 yards and a touchdown on only seven carries.
Dwight/Gardner-South Wilmington's victory bumped their record up to 6-3. As for Momence, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 8-1.
Dwight/Gardner-South Wilmington didn't have too much breathing room in their contest against Momence in their previous meeting back in September of 2022, but they still walked away with a 33-28 victory. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Momence's Marchello Draine, who picked up 142 receiving yards and two touchdowns. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Dwight/Gardner-South Wilmington still be able to contain Draine? There's only one way to find out.
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