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10/10/24 - Home | 20-7 W |
10/13/23 - Away | 30-14 W |
10/14/22 - Home | 42-7 W |
10/01/21 - Away | 30-7 W |
04/01/21 - Home | 23-0 W |
+ 5 more games |
Lake Zurich is a perfect 10-0 against Mundelein since October of 2015 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Friday. The Bears will venture away from home to take on the Mustangs at 7:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Lake Zurich has five straight victories, Mundelein has four straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Lake Zurich's defense heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They took their contest with ease, bagging a 31-0 win over Zion-Benton. The result was nothing new for the Bears, who have now won four matchups by 21 points or more so far this season.
Meanwhile, Mundelein played a tough game on Friday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They had to suffer through a 58-13 loss at the hands of Warren Township. While losing is never fun, the Mustangs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois football rankings (they are ranked 286th, while the Blue Devils are ranked 54th).
Mundelein's loss dropped their record down to 1-5. As for Lake Zurich, their victory bumped their record up to 5-1.
Lake Zurich was able to grind out a solid win over Mundelein in their previous meeting back in October of 2024, winning 20-7. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Bears since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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