Warren Township was the 28-8 winner over Libertyville when they last played one another back in September of 2023, but their luck changed this time around. The Warren Township Blue Devils took a 35-28 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Libertyville Wildcats on Friday. The matchup was a 7-7 toss-up at halftime, but the Blue Devils couldn't quite close it out.
Despite the loss, Warren Township still got an impressive performance from Aaron Stewart, who rushed for 258 yards and four touchdowns. That's the most rushing yards Stewart has posted since back in August.
Even though they lost, Warren Township was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 331 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Libertyville only rushed for five.
Quinn Schambow was his usual excellent self, throwing for 366 yards and five touchdowns while completing 71.4% of his passes for Libertyville. Schambow is crushing it when it comes to passing touchdowns: he's passed for at least four every time he's taken the field this season. Stevan Gavric did his part for the team as well, scoring a TD off of 159 receiving yards.
Warren Township's defeat dropped their record down to 5-4. As for Libertyville, they pushed their record up to 8-1 with the win, which was their fifth straight at home.
Warren Township is taking a road trip to face off against Palatine at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Palatine will roll in looking for their ninth straight victory, something Warren Township surely won't give up without a fight. As for Libertyville, they will look to defend their home field on Friday against Deerfield at 6:30 p.m. Libertyville knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 31 points or more in their past five contests -- so hopefully Deerfield likes a good challenge.
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