The Rolling Meadows Mustangs will take on the Palatine Pirates at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Neither Rolling Meadows nor Palatine posted many points in their last games, so it might be the defenses that decide this one.
Rolling Meadows is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Illinois' top teams: Schaumburg, who was ranked first at the time (Rolling Meadows was ranked 24th). The Mustangs took a 20-12 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Saxons on Wednesday. The Mustangs haven't had much luck with the Saxons recently, as the team has come up short the last three times they've met.
Meanwhile, Palatine came up short against Elk Grove on Wednesday, falling 32-8.
Rolling Meadows' defeat dropped their record down to 4-4. As for Palatine, they now have a losing record of 3-4.
Rolling Meadows beat Palatine 20-12 in their previous meeting back in September of 2024. Will the Mustangs repeat their success, or do the Pirates have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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