The Belvidere Bucs will head out on the road to square off against the Guilford Vikings at 7:15 p.m. on Friday. Neither Belvidere nor Guilford posted many points in their last games, so it might be the defenses that decide this one.
Belvidere is leaving town to face Guilford after disappointing their home crowd in their season opener. Belvidere fell 21-10 to Harlem on Friday. The Bucs haven't had much luck with the Huskies recently, as the team's come up short the last seven times they've met.
Belvidere wouldn't let Harlem keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force three fumbles. It was truly a group effort as Demetrious Taborn, Juan Cervantes, and Drake Lungstrom picked up one apiece. Cervantes' also deserves a shoutout for his performance on D, forcing a fumble and making six total tackles. Belvidere got some further help from Lennox Tolentino: he made 13 total tackles.
Meanwhile, Guilford fell victim to Belvidere North and their airtight defense on Friday. They had to suffer through a 29-0 loss at the hands of the Blue Thunder. While losing is never fun, the Vikings can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois football rankings (they are ranked 293rd, while the Blue Thunder are ranked 111th).
Belvidere was dealt a bruising 32-0 loss at the hands of Guilford when the teams last played back in August of 2022. Can Belvidere avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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