Rockford East is 1-9 against Harlem since September of 2014 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Rockford East E-Rabs will look to defend their home field against the Harlem Huskies at 7:15 p.m.
Rockford East is headed into the game having just suffered their biggest loss since September 29, 2023 on Friday. They had to suffer through a 44-15 loss at the hands of Hononegah. While losing is never fun, the E-Rabs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois football rankings (they are ranked 265th, while the Indians are ranked 79th).
Meanwhile, while Harlem put up some points on Saturday, the same can't be said for Bartlett. Harlem came out on top in a nail-biter against Bartlett , sneaking past 2-0. The two-point effort marked the Huskies' lowest-scoring matchup of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
Rockford East's defeat dropped their record down to 3-3. As for Harlem, their victory was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 5-2.
Rockford East took a serious blow against Harlem in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, falling 42-13. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Harlem's Jahmani Muhammad, who rushed for 297 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 10.6 yards per carry. Now that Rockford East knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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