The Stevenson Patriots will take on the Libertyville Wildcats at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both are strolling into their matchups after big wins in their previous games.
Last Friday, Stevenson was fully in charge, breezing past Taft 42-7 at home. Given the Patriots' advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois football rankings (they are ranked 61st, while the Eagles are ranked 225th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Libertyville took their match on the road on Friday with ease, bagging a 48-15 win over Richards. The score at the end of the third wound up being the final score as the Wildcats just coasted through the last quarter.
Quinn Schambow went supernova for Libertyville, throwing for 368 yards and seven touchdowns while picking up 12.3 yards per attempt. With that strong performance, Schambow is now averaging an impressive 333 passing yards per game. Stevan Gavric was Schambow's top target, picking up 120 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Libertyville was moving up and down the field and finished the game with 490 total yards. That's the most total yards they've posted since was before the start of last season.
The victory made it two in a row for Stevenson and bumps their season record up to 2-0. As for Libertyville, their win bumped their record up to an identical 2-0.
Stevenson beat Libertyville 35-28 in their previous meeting back in October of 2023. Will Stevenson repeat their success, or does Libertyville have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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