The Peotone Blue Devils will venture away from home to take on the Manteno Panthers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Peotone is likely headed into the contest with a focus on the second half, which is when things went downhill against Coal City on Friday. Peotone took a hard 27-13 fall against Coal City. That makes it the first time this season the Blue Devils have let down their home crowd.
Meanwhile, Manteno put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They blew past Lisle 49-7 on the road. Fans of the Panthers have seen this all before: every one of the games they've played this season has ended in a blowout of 20+ points.
This is the second loss in a row for Peotone and nudges their season record down to 3-2. As for Manteno, they pushed their record up to 5-0 with the win, which was their third straight on the road.
Everything came up roses for Peotone against Manteno in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, as the squad secured a 47-15 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Peotone since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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