Lake Forest is on a three-game streak of home wins, while Geneva is on a four-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Lake Forest Scouts will host the Geneva Vikings at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Lake Forest is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Saturday. They secured a 23-17 W over Libertyville.
Meanwhile, Geneva's game on Saturday was all tied up 21-21 at the half, but luckily for them it didn't stay that way. They strolled past Central with points to spare, taking the game 42-28. Given the Vikings' advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois football rankings (they are ranked 14th, while the Rockets are ranked 61st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Geneva had a senior duo take command as Michael Rumoro rushed for 154 yards and two touchdowns and Anthony Chahino threw for 285 yards and two touchdowns while completing 75% of his passes. Talyn Taylor was Chahino's top target, picking up 123 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Geneva didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Gavin Burt and Nelson J Wendell.
Lake Forest's win bumped their record up to 9-2. As for Geneva, their victory bumped their record up to 10-1.
Lake Forest was dealt a bruising 42-7 loss at the hands of Geneva when the teams last played back in November of 2023. Thankfully for Lake Forest, Nate Stempowski (who rushed for 160 yards on only 11 carries) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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