The Lawrenceville Indians will take on the Robinson Maroons at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. Lawrenceville will come in still looking for their first win of the season.
Lawrenceville's offense might be in the hot seat on Saturday considering what happened against Casey-Westfield on Saturday. They were beaten by the Warriors 33-0. While losing is never fun, the Indians can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois football rankings (they are ranked 426th, while the Warriors are ranked 186th).
Meanwhile, Robinson came into Saturday's contest having lost four straight, but that streak is now in the rearview. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Marshall on Saturday, sneaking past 15-12. The score was all tied up 0-0 at the break, but the Maroons were the better team in the second half.
Aj Knoblett was a one-man wrecking crew for Robinson as he picked up 127 receiving yards and two touchdowns. Knoblett also put in work on the defensive side of the ball, picking up a sack and making two total tackles in addition to snagging two interceptions.
Lawrenceville's loss dropped their record down to 0-6. As for Robinson, their victory (their first of the season) made their record 1-4.
Lawrenceville didn't have too much breathing room in their matchup against Robinson in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, but they still walked away with a 26-20 win. Will Lawrenceville repeat their success, or does Robinson have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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