The Bureau Valley Storm will square off against the Knoxville Blue Bullets at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Bureau Valley is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 46 points two weeks ago, they were much more limited against Farmington on Friday. They had to suffer through a 54-6 loss at the hands of the Farmers. While losing is never fun, the Storm can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois football rankings (they are ranked 358th, while the Farmers are ranked 165th).
Despite the loss, Bureau Valley got top-tier performance from Brady Hartz, who rushed for 93 yards and a touchdown on only eight carries. Hartz got the majority of those rushing yards when he took off on a run that went for an incredible 79 yards.
Meanwhile, Knoxville came into Friday's contest having lost six straight, but that streak is now in the rearview. They simply couldn't be stopped on Friday as they easily beat Lewistown/Cuba/Spoon River Valley 49-18 at home. The Blue Bullets' offense stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most points they've scored all season.
Bureau Valley's defeat dropped their record down to 2-2. As for Knoxville, their win (their first of the season) made their record 1-3.
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