Woodlawn will head out to square off against the Gage Park Fighting Owls at 3:30 p.m. on Saturday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Woodlawn has eight straight wins, Gage Park has four straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Woodlawn's defense heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Thursday. They took their contest with ease, bagging a 34-0 victory over Back of the Yards College Prep. Woodlawn might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won six games by 34 points or more this season.
Michael Hickman
| 10/09/25 vs Back of the Yards College Prep | 56 |
| 09/20/25 @ DuSable/Tilden/Air Force Academy | 31 |
| 09/27/25 @ Kelly | 26 |
| 10/04/25 vs Chicago Washington | 24 |
| 08/30/25 vs Marine Leadership Academy | 22 |
Woodlawn relied on the efforts of Jason Johnson, who gained 123 total yards and two touchdowns, and Michael Hickman, who rushed for 56 yards and a pair of TDs on only six carries. Those 56 rushing yards gave Hickman a new career-high.
They were just one part of a punishing run game: Woodlawn was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 284 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 189 rushing yards in nine consecutive matchups dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, Gage Park was beaten by Chicago Washington 48-14 on Saturday.
Gage Park's loss dropped their record down to 1-6. As for Woodlawn, their win bumped their record up to 7-0.
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