The Reed-Custer Comets will venture away from home to face off against the Streator Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Reed-Custer is looking for their season's first win.
Reed-Custer is likely headed into the contest with a focus on the second half, which is when things went downhill against Manteno on Friday. Reed-Custer took a 27-19 hit to the loss column at the hands of Manteno. While losing is never fun, the Comets can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois football rankings (they are ranked 346th, while the Panthers are ranked 103rd).
Meanwhile, a victory for Streator just wasn't in the cards on Friday as the team wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They took a blow against Peotone, falling 52-14. The Bulldogs haven't had much luck with the Blue Devils recently, as the team's come up short the last five times they've met.
Reed-Custer's defeat dropped their record down to 0-7. As for Streator, their loss dropped their record down to 2-5.
Reed-Custer didn't have too much breathing room in their matchup against Streator in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, but they still walked away with a 42-36 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Reed-Custer 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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