Freeport hasn't had much luck against Harlem recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Freeport Pretzels will head out to square off against the Harlem Huskies at 7:15 p.m.
Freeport's offense might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against Hononegah on Friday. They were outmatched by the Indians at home and fell 35-0. While losing is never fun, the Pretzels can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois football rankings (they are ranked 260th, while the Indians are ranked 87th).
Meanwhile, Harlem didn't have too much trouble with Guilford on the road on Friday as they won 30-13. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Huskies.
Jahmani Muhammad continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 150 yards and three touchdowns.
Harlem's defense stepped up as well, laying out the QB 4.5 times. Amhaad Heard was particularly dangerous to the passing game, picking up 3.5 sackshimself. Those 3.5 sacks set a new season-high mark for him.
Freeport now has a losing record at 2-3. As for Harlem, their victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 4-1.
Freeport might still be hurting after the 42-19 loss they got from Harlem in their previous meeting back in September of 2023. That match was all but decided by halftime, at which point Freeport was down 28-7.
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