Batavia extended their winning streak to three on Friday, bumping them up to 3-1. They were the clear victors by a 42-21 margin over the Lake Park Lancers. The result was nothing new for the Bulldogs, who have now won three games by 21 points or more so far this season.
Preston Brummel
| 09/19/25 @ Lake Park | 125 |
| 09/12/25 vs Glenbard North | 103 |
| 08/29/25 vs Glenbard West | 92 |
| 09/05/25 @ South Elgin | 79 |
| 10/04/24 vs Geneva | 32 |
Batavia's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Preston Brummel, who rushed for 125 yards and a pair of TDs on only 15 carries. Those 125 rushing yards gave Brummel a new career-high. Brett Berggren also helped out with an impressive 94 receiving yards.
Batavia didn't let much get past them through the air: they limited Lake Park to a completion percentage of just 31.2%. The team can thank Andrew Culotta for the heroic effort on defense: he. Batavia wasn't nearly as limited: they posted one of 68.8%.
As for Lake Park, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 2-2. While losing is never fun, they can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois football rankings (they are ranked 117th, while Batavia is ranked ninth).
Despite the loss, Lake Park had strong showings from Anthony Orestano, who rushed for 78 yards and one touchdown, and Emanuele Carrozzoli, who picked up 79 receiving yards and one score. Carrozzoli's longest reception was for an incredible 79 yards.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Batavia will venture away from home to challenge St. Charles North at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Lake Park, they will head out to face off against Geneva at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The Vikings' defense has only allowed 13 points per game this season, so the Lancers' offense will have their work cut out for them.
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