The Elmwood/Brimfield Trojans will square off against Lewistown/Cuba/Spoon River Valley at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Elmwood/Brimfield has three straight wins, Lewistown/Cuba/Spoon River Valley has ten straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Elmwood/Brimfield will head into Friday's match hoping to keep the good times rolling: they only won by three when they last took the field, which might have inspired the 23-point they dealt Abingdon/Avon on Friday. Everything went Elmwood/Brimfield's way against Abingdon/Avon as Elmwood/Brimfield made off with a 55-32 victory. The result was nothing new for the Trojans, who have now won four games by 23 points or more so far this season.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Elmwood/Brimfield was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 513 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 209 rushing yards in eight consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, a win for Lewistown/Cuba/Spoon River Valley just wasn't in the cards on Friday as the team wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They were dealt a 47-6 loss at the hands of Farmington. While losing is never fun, Lewistown/Cuba/Spoon River Valley can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois football rankings (they are ranked 495th, while Farmington is ranked 108th).
Elmwood/Brimfield's victory was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 7-1. As for Lewistown/Cuba/Spoon River Valley, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-8.
Everything came up roses for Elmwood/Brimfield against Lewistown/Cuba/Spoon River Valley when the teams last played back in October of 2023, as the squad secured a 69-16 win. Will Elmwood/Brimfield repeat their success, or does Lewistown/Cuba/Spoon River Valley have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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