The Neuqua Valley Wildcats will challenge the Homewood-Flossmoor Vikings at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Neuqua Valley is looking for their season?s first win.
Neuqua Valley will head into Friday's game ready to turn things around: they lost a close one when they played last Friday but unfortunately for them the defeat they were handed on Friday was a bit more commanding. They were outmatched by Lockport at home and fell 41-14. The Wildcats were already down big by the end of the third quarter and they stayed that way after failing to score in the fourth.
Meanwhile, Homewood-Flossmoor took a blow against Sandburg on Friday, falling 63-34. The loss was the Vikings' first of the season.
Despite the loss, Homewood-Flossmoor got top-tier performance from Michael Terrell Jr., who rushed for 159 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 9.4 yards per carry. Terrell Jr. was no stranger to the big play, turning on the jets for a run that went for 63 yards. Myles Ellis also played a phenomenal game despite the final result: he picked up 122 receiving yards.
Neuqua Valley's defeat dropped their record down to 0-3. As for Homewood-Flossmoor, their loss was their first of the season and makes their record 2-1.
Neuqua Valley lost to Homewood-Flossmoor on the road by a decisive 38-22 margin when the teams last played back in November of 2019. Can Neuqua Valley avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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