The South Beloit Sobos will challenge Abundant Life/St. Ambrose Academy at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
South Beloit is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Illinois' top teams: Alden-Hebron, who was ranked tenth at the time (South Beloit was ranked fourth). The Sobos simply couldn't be stopped on Friday as they easily beat the Green Giants 49-7. The victory was just business as usual for the Sobos, who after six games remain undefeated this season.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Abundant Life/St. Ambrose Academy). They claimed a resounding 44-0 win over Harvest-Westminster. Abundant Life/St. Ambrose Academy pushed the score to 31-0 by the end of the third, a deficit Harvest-Westminster had no chance of recovering from.
Abundant Life/St. Ambrose Academy found their leader in sophomore JD Highman, who rushed for 100 yards and two touchdowns on only 12 carries, and also threw for 132 yards and one TD. Those rushing touchdowns marked the first that Highman has punched in this season. Another player making a difference was Maxwell Voeltner, who rushed for 35 yards and one score.
Abundant Life/St. Ambrose Academy was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 228 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Abundant Life/St. Ambrose Academy's defense made their presence known, laying out the QB three times. The team can thank two different players for their defensive prowess: John Tejeda and Kevin Tukashaba, who each picked up one sack apiece.
South Beloit's victory bumped their record up to 6-0. As for Abundant Life/St. Ambrose Academy, their win bumped their record up to 2-5.
South Beloit strolled past Abundant Life/St. Ambrose Academy in their previous matchup back in September by a score of 34-20. Will the Sobos repeat their success, or do Abundant Life/St. Ambrose Academy have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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