The Harrisburg Bulldogs will head out on the road to square off against the DuQuoin Indians at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Harrisburg will be strutting in after a win while DuQuoin will be coming in after a defeat.
While Bulldogs fans will have to keep waiting for their team to come home, they shouldn't be too worried about the road trip considering the result of Friday's season opener. They breezed by Anna-Jonesboro/Dongola on the road to the tune of 47-0 on Friday. Given the Bulldogs' advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois football rankings (they are ranked 122nd, while the Tigers are ranked 288th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, DuQuoin couldn't capitalize on their home-field advantage in their season opener. They fell 35-27 to Chester on Friday.
Harrisburg came up short against DuQuoin in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, falling 42-38. Can Harrisburg avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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