The Vernon Hills Cougars's road trip will continue as they head out to face the Maine East Blue Demons at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Vernon Hills' defense has only allowed 9.1 points per game this season, so Maine East's offense will have their work cut out for them.
Vernon Hills will roll into the game after a wild two-game stretch: they only put up six points on Monday, then bounced right back against Niles West on Wednesday. Everything went Vernon Hills' way against Niles West as Vernon Hills made off with a 38-14 victory. Considering the Cougars have won five matches by more than 19 points this season, Wednesday's blowout was nothing new.
Vernon Hills' defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged three passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of Keira Thomas and Frannie Poulos. Thomas also set a new season high mark in receiving yards with 121.
Meanwhile, Maine East was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their ninth straight loss. They came up short against Wheeling, falling 30-8. One positive for the Blue Demons, at least, is that this was the most points they've scored all season.
Vernon Hills' win bumped their record up to 6-1. As for Maine East, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-9.
Everything came up roses for Vernon Hills against Maine East when the teams last played on September 4th as the team secured a 42-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Vernon Hills since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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