The West Carroll Thunder will challenge the Flanagan/Woodland Falcons at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
West Carroll is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Illinois' top teams: South Beloit, who was ranked 13th in their home state at the time (West Carroll was ranked tenth). West Carroll walked away with a 36-26 victory over South Beloit on Friday.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Flanagan/Woodland, who bounced back after a loss on the road two weeks ago. They simply couldn't be stopped on Friday as they easily beat Galva 49-12. Considering the Falcons have won four games by more than 28 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Flanagan/Woodland was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 322 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 189 rushing yards in three consecutive contests.
Flanagan/Woodland didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Leelynd Durbin and Zandar Radke. Radke is also crushing it when it comes to total tackles: he's made at least five every time he's taken the field this season.
West Carroll's win was their fifth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 7-2. As for Flanagan/Woodland, their victory bumped their record up to 6-3.
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