The Geneseo Maple Leafs will head out on the road to face off against the East Moline United Panthers at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
It's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 51-21, which was the final score in Geneseo's tilt against Moline on Friday. While losing is never fun, the Maple Leafs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois football rankings (they are ranked 230th, while the Maroons are ranked 85th).
Meanwhile, East Moline United was just a hair shy of victory on Friday and fell 27-26 to Sterling. The Panthers haven't had much luck with the Golden Warriors recently, as the team's come up short the last five times they've met.
Having lost for the first time this season, Geneseo fell to 2-1. As for East Moline United, they now have a losing record at 1-2.
Everything came up roses for Geneseo against East Moline United in their previous matchup back in September of 2023 as the squad secured a 55-21 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Geneseo since the team 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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