The Homewood-Flossmoor Vikings will square off against the Marian Catholic Spartans at 12:30 p.m. on Saturday. The two teams are strolling into their matchups after big wins in their previous games.
While Vikings fans will have to keep waiting for their squad to come home, they shouldn't be too worried about the road trip considering the result of Friday's season opener. They blew past Bolingbrook 56-6 on the road on Friday.
Randall "Rj" Mcdonald went supernova for Homewood-Flossmoor, throwing for 220 yards and five touchdowns, while also rushing for 62 yards on only seven carries. Arthur McKnight was Mcdonald's top target, picking up 92 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Meanwhile, Marian Catholic owes their defense a big pat on the back after their performance on Friday. They blew past Rich Township 25-0. Given the Spartans' advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois football rankings (they are ranked 95th, while the Raptors are ranked 276th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Homewood-Flossmoor was able to grind out a solid victory over Marian Catholic in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, winning 54-47. The rematch might be a little tougher for Homewood-Flossmoor 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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