Villa Grove and Arcola pushed the score to 50-12 the last time they played Arcola, but on Friday defenses reigned supreme. The Blue Devils walked away with a 13-6 win over the Purple Riders. For the Blue Devils, this counts as revenge for the 50-12 victory the Purple Riders walked away with the last time they faced one another back in September of 2024.
The critical scores for Villa Grove came from Jackson Gire and Max Wilson.

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| 09/05/25 - Away | 13-6 W |
| 09/27/24 - Home | 12-50 L |
| 09/22/23 - Away | 21-14 W |
| 10/21/22 - Home | 20-6 W |
| 10/15/21 - Away | 0-28 L |
The win got Villa Grove back to even at 1-1. As for Arcola, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 0-2.
Coming up, Villa Grove will square off against Cerro Gordo/Bement at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Arcola, they will take on Argenta-Oreana at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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