The South Beloit Sobos will head out on the road to challenge the Polo Marcos at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. South Beloit's defense has only allowed 13.8 points per game this season, so Polo's offense will have their work cut out for them.
South Beloit is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Illinois' top teams: West Carroll, who was ranked sixth at the time (South Beloit was ranked eighth). The Sobos took a 41-22 bruising from the Thunder on Friday. The defensive woes were uncharacteristic for the Sobos, who until this matchup were averaging 13.75 points allowed.
Meanwhile, Polo had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 44.7 points) and they went ahead and made it four on Friday. They claimed a resounding 54-14 victory over the Hawks. The Marcos might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won six contests by 20 points or more this season.
Having lost for the first time this season, South Beloit fell to 7-1. As for Polo, their win bumped their record up to an identical 7-1.
South Beloit was dealt a bruising 44-8 defeat at the hands of Polo when the teams last played back in August of 2024. Can the Sobos avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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