Joliet Central is 2-7 against Romeoville since October of 2016 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Steelmen will venture away from home to face off against the Spartans at 7:00 p.m. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
Joliet Central's offense might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against Bolingbrook on Friday. They had to suffer through an 84-0 loss at the hands of the Raiders. While losing is never fun, the Steelmen can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois football rankings (they are ranked 427th, while the Raiders are ranked 75th).
Meanwhile, Romeoville played a tough contest on Friday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They were beaten by Oswego East 51-6. The defeat continues a trend for the Spartans in their meetings with the Wolves: they've now lost six in a row.
Joliet Central will have to contain Keilan Winfield as he made an impact in Romeoville's last game. He picked up 131 receiving yards and one touchdown.
Joliet Central's loss dropped their record down to 1-5. As for Romeoville, the defeat was their first on the road , dropping their record down to 3-3.
Joliet Central took a serious blow against Romeoville when the teams last played back in October of 2024, falling 40-7. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of the Spartans' Richard Conley, who rushed for 109 yards and a pair of scores on only ten carries, and also threw for 166 yards and one TD. Now that the Steelmen 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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