The Pearl City-Eastland Wildcats will square off against the Lena-Winslow Panthers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Pearl City-Eastland is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 51 points last Friday, they were much more limited against Stockton on Friday. They had to suffer through a 46-8 loss at the hands of the Blackhawks.
Meanwhile, Lena-Winslow came tearing into Friday's matchup with four straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 34.3 points), and they left with even more momentum. They breezed past the Pirates to the tune of 46-0. The final result isn't all that surprising considering the Panthers' considerable advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois football rankings (they are ranked 45th, while the Pirates are ranked 205th).
Pearl City-Eastland's loss dropped their record down to 4-3. As for Lena-Winslow, their victory bumped their record up to 6-1.
Pearl City-Eastland lost to Lena-Winslow at home by a decisive 35-18 margin in their previous meeting back in October of 2024. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of the Panthers' Aiden Wild, who rushed for 176 yards and three touchdowns. Now that the Wildcats know the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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