The Forreston Cardinals will head out on the road to face off against the Morrison Mustangs at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
Forreston lost 36-16 to Pearl City-Eastland on Friday. While losing is never fun, the Cardinals can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois football rankings (they are ranked 302nd, while the Wildcats are ranked 129th).
Meanwhile, Morrison fell victim to Durand/Pecatonica and their airtight defense on Friday. They were outmatched by the Rivermen on the road and fell 30-0. Having soared to a lofty 31 points in the game before, the Mustangs' shutout was a dramatic turnaround.
This is the second loss in a row for Forreston and nudges their season record down to 1-3. As for Morrison, their defeat dropped their record down to an identical 1-3.
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