Belvidere is on a four-game streak of home losses, Jefferson a three-game streak of away losses, but someone's luck is about to change on Saturday. The Belvidere Bucs will square off against the Jefferson J-Hawks at 1:00 p.m. Considering both teams were shutout in their prior games, the pair is probably coming into this one with something to prove.
Belvidere's offense might be in the hot seat on Saturday considering what happened against Belvidere North on Thursday. They had to suffer through a 34-0 loss at the hands of the Blue Thunder.
Meanwhile, Jefferson also failed to score in their most recent game. They took a blow against Guilford on Wednesday, falling 52-0. While losing is never fun, the J-Hawks can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois football rankings (they are ranked 88th, while the Vikings are ranked eighth).
Belvidere's defeat dropped their record down to 0-8. As for Jefferson, their loss dropped their record down to 3-5.
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