After starting their season with two straight games on the road, Mather is finally coming home. They will be defending their home-fieldthey go up against the North Lawndale Phoenix at 4:15 p.m. on Friday. Both are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Mather's defense heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Thursday. They claimed a resounding 37-0 victory over Von Steuben on the road.
Meanwhile, North Lawndale was fully in charge on Thursday, breezing past Rauner 40-7 at home. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Phoenix.
North Lawndale found their leader in underclassman Tazerick Covington, who rushed for 60 yards and a touchdown on only eight carries, and also picked up 78 receiving yards.
The win got Mather back to even at 1-1. As for North Lawndale, their victory bumped their record up to 2-0.
Mather strolled past North Lawndale in their previous meeting back in October of 2019 by a score of 22-8. Does Mather have another victory up their sleeve, or will North Lawndale turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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