Hillcrest is 7-2 against Oak Forest since September of 2014, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Hillcrest Hawks will head out to challenge the Oak Forest Bengals at 6:00 p.m. Neither of those teams managed to put together many points in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.
Hillcrest's offense might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against Montini Catholic on Friday. They came up short against the Broncos, falling 21-0. While losing is never fun, the Hawks can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois football rankings (they are ranked 187th, while the Broncos are ranked 50th).
Meanwhile, Oak Forest was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fifth straight loss. They were dealt a 43-12 defeat at the hands of Sandburg.
Hillcrest's loss dropped their record down to 0-2. As for Oak Forest, their defeat dropped their record down to an identical 0-2.
Hillcrest was able to grind out a solid victory over Oak Forest in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, winning 48-40. The rematch might be a little tougher for Hillcrest since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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