Belvidere North is 8-2 against Rockford Auburn since September of 2014, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Belvidere North Blue Thunder will square off against the Rockford Auburn Knights at 7:15 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Belvidere North has six straight victories, Rockford Auburn has eight straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Belvidere North is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They breezed by Belvidere on the road to the tune of 49-0 on Friday. The Blue Thunder might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won three matchups by 29 points or more this season.
Meanwhile, a win for Rockford Auburn just wasn't in the cards on Friday as the squad wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They had to suffer through a 50-8 loss at the hands of Boylan Catholic. While losing is never fun, the Knights can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois football rankings (they are ranked 421st, while the Titans are ranked 168th).
Belvidere North pushed their record up to 6-0 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road. As for Rockford Auburn, their loss dropped their record down to 0-6.
Everything came up roses for Belvidere North against Rockford Auburn in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, as the team secured a 35-6 win. In that match, Belvidere North amassed a halftime lead of 21-0, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
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