The Beardstown Tigers will head out on the road to face off against the Carrollton Hawks at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Beardstown is coming into the game on a six-game losing streak.
Beardstown is headed into the matchup out to prove that what happened against Brown County on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. The Tigers were dealt a 66-0 defeat at the hands of the Hornets. While losing is never fun, the Tigers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois football rankings (they are ranked 414th, while the Hornets are ranked 170th).
Meanwhile, after soaring to 56 points the game before, Carrollton was a bit more limited in their contest on Friday. They had to suffer through a 41-0 loss at the hands of Calhoun/Brussels. The game marked the first time this season in which the Hawks were not able to get on the board.
Beardstown's loss dropped their record down to 1-6. As for Carrollton, their defeat was their first in the conference, dropping their conference record down to 4-1 and their overall record down to 4-3.
Beardstown was dealt a bruising 46-6 loss at the hands of Carrollton in their previous matchup back in August of 2024. That matchup was all but decided by halftime, at which point the Tigers were down 27-0.
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