Dupo lost against Chester back in October of 2023, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The Dupo Tigers were outmatched by the Chester Yellowjackets at home and fell 48-14. While losing is never fun, the Tigers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois football rankings (they are ranked 394th, while the Yellowjackets are ranked 141st).
When it comes to explaining why Dupo lost, don't look at Deegan Prater. Despite the final result, he rushed for 74 yards and a touchdown on only nine carries, and also threw for 200 yards and a touchdown.
Chester got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Zain Al-Jassim out in front who threw for 141 yards and two touchdowns while completing 78.6% of his passes, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground. Kolton Jany helped Al-Jassim out on the ground, rushing for 111 yards and a touchdown.
This is the second loss in a row for Dupo and nudges their season record down to 4-3. As for Chester, the win for them keeps them at an undefeated 7-0.
Dupo wasted no time getting back out on the field and has already played their next contest, a 47-26 victory against Sparta/Steeleville on the 18th. As for Chester, they also didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next game, a 44-7 win against Red Bud on the 18th.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
