Neuqua Valley had lost three straight at home, but on Friday they dropped down to 3-4 to make it four. They fell 29-23 to the Naperville North Huskies. The Wildcats lost against the Huskies in their previous head to head back in October of 2024, too, but the margin this time around was much closer than the 42-0 score last time.
As for Naperville North, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 4-3. It's not like the team was facing easy opposition over that stretch either, as it included 5-1 Sandburg (their opponents had an average overall winning percentage of 63.1% over those games).
William Eloe continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 152 yards and one TD while picking up 8.0 yards per carry. Naperville North is 3-1 when Eloe posts 100 or more rushing yards, but 1-2 otherwise. Finnian Bretag also deserves some recognition as he hauled in his first receiving touchdown of the season.
Looking ahead, Neuqua Valley is taking a road trip to square off against Sandburg at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. The Eagles' defense has only allowed 11.5 points per game this season, so the Wildcats' offense will have their work cut out for them. As for Naperville North, they will square off against Lincoln-Way East at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The Huskies will need to watch out since the Griffins have now posted at least 31 points every time they've taken the field this season.
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