The St. Joseph-Ogden Spartans will challenge the Pontiac Indians at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (St. Joseph-Ogden has six straight victories, Pontiac has seven straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Last Friday, St. Joseph-Ogden strolled past Bloomington Central Catholic with points to spare, taking the game 38-19.
KODEY MCKINNEY was his usual excellent self, throwing for 332 yards and four touchdowns while completing 76.5% of his passes, and also punching in a touchdown on the ground. Coy Taylor was MCKINNEY's top target, picking up 182 receiving yards and a touchdown.
St. Joseph-Ogden didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Colin Thome and Tim Blackburn-Kelley. Thome has been hot recently, having also posted six or more total tackles the last three times he's played.
Meanwhile, a win for Pontiac just wasn't in the cards on Friday as the team wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They had to suffer through a 48-6 loss at the hands of Tolono Unity. While losing is never fun, the Indians can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois football rankings (they are ranked 408th, while the Rockets are ranked 145th).
St. Joseph-Ogden's victory was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 6-0. As for Pontiac, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-6.
Everything came up roses for St. Joseph-Ogden against Pontiac in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, as the squad secured a 54-14 win. In that match, St. Joseph-Ogden amassed a halftime lead of 42-0, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
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